States must act now, to prohibit unpredictable autonomous weapons, and those designed or used to apply force against persons, and to impose clear and binding restrictions on the development and use …
Since the day Malkhaz Zedginidze left to fight in the war in Abkhazia, his family had one desire – to see him walk back through their door in Akhaltsikhe, Georgia, and to continue being the happy …
In 2023, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) carried out a wide range of activities, from increasing awareness about weapon contamination to supporting the authorities in clarifying …
As we mark two years since the escalation of the Russia-Ukraine armed conflict, people affected by ongoing hostilities share stories of resilience, despite the profound impact on their lives, …
In 2023, families in Afghanistan continued to struggle to meet their basic needs such as affordable food, employment, appropriate shelter and access to health care. To help reduce these challenges, …
The ICRC has been present in Sudan since 1978 helping people affected by the conflict in Darfur, Khartoum, Blue Nile, Kassala, Al Jazeera, and South Kordofan. The ICRC's work, independently or in …
In July 1993, 26-year-old Maia Kapanadze’s life took a sudden turn that left her in limbo for 30 years. Her husband, Badri Shalikashvili went missing from near Kindghi village during the war in …
19-02-2024 Geneva (ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is seeking to clarify the fate of 23,000 persons whose families have no news of them, either because they have been …
14-02-2024 Geneva (ICRC) — The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) cautions the parties to the conflict, and the international community, about the dire impact of increased and sustained …
In Ethiopia, the humanitarian needs in areas affected by armed conflict and violence remained sadly enormous in 2023. During 2023, we sustained our efforts to deliver humanitarian assistance and …
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Created in 1863, the ICRC library, alongside the ICRC archives, provides an indispensable documentary reference on the organization itself and international humanitarian law.
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.
