Madagascar's Department of State for the Gendarmerie and the ICRC signed a memorandum of understanding on 13 May 2015 at a ceremony at the offices of the ICRC regional delegation for the Indian …
The ICRC eLibrary is an application for Android and iOS tablets that lets you read and download selected ICRC publications. Features: Publications in up to eight languages Support for PDF and HTML5 …
Helen Durham, former human rights lawyer and head of International Law and Policy at the ICRC, has learnt that even in the worst conflicts, basic human values can prevail. In this passionate talk at …
24-06-2015 Kigali (ICRC) – A three-day regional seminar on health care in detention gets under way today in Kigali, organized by the ICRC. The seminar is an opportunity to make improvements in this …
24-06-2015 Sana'a (ICRC) – An International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) ship carrying 1,000 tonnes of food and three large generators has docked at Hodeidah port, in Yemen. The Stella di Mare …
As Colombians look towards the prospect of peace, violence continues in many parts of the country. Thousands of people have turned to the ICRC for emergency relief. In places like Las Mercedes, Norte …
The recent intensification of fighting in Yemen, with airstrikes day and night, brought increased suffering to the people of Yemen and required the ICRC to deliver emergency medical and food aid, …
Amin*, a 13-year-old Sudanese boy, was separated from his family for more than three years. He left Sudan's White Nile state – where the family used to live together – in the company of his two older …
After a two-year long consultation process with 36 armed groups, the ICRC – as part of the Health Care in Danger initiative – has produced a publication addressing armed groups, calling on them to …
Statement As the world marks the International day in support of victims of torture on 26 June, unbearable suffering continues to be inflicted on people, in complete violation of international law. …
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International humanitarian law is based on a number of treaties, in particular the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols, and a series of other instruments.
Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.
