Colombia: Anatomy of a lockdown
For more than two months, an eerie silence enveloped the banks of the mighty Caquetá River, where the greenery of the jungle meets the flowing waters and indigenous and farming communities live in …
For more than two months, an eerie silence enveloped the banks of the mighty Caquetá River, where the greenery of the jungle meets the flowing waters and indigenous and farming communities live in …
2024 marks the 75th anniversary of the four Geneva Conventions of 1949, providing an opportunity to reflect on their fundamental role in protecting people affected by armed conflict. The vital role …
Beijing (ICRC) – The year 2024 marks the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Four Geneva Conventions of 1949. On May 25, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Jilin University …
Regarding a request for information about someone held as a prisoner of war or civilian internee during the Spanish Civil War or the Second World War. The maximum number of requests that our staff …
Back in 2000, Ma San San Maw, who lives in Kawkaraik in Kayin State, Myanmar, supported supported her parents by selling bamboo sticks to make sticky rice snacks. “It was just like other days – my …
Regarding a request for information about someone held as a prisoner of war or civilian internee during the Spanish Civil War or the Second World War. In accordance with the ICRC's regulations on …
26-05-2024 Geneva/Sanaa (ICRC) – The unilateral release of 113 detainees took place in Sana’a today. The release was supported by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) following a …
Over a decade on, millions of people across Syria continue to bear the brunt of a conflict compounded by several crises. Not only lives have been lost, families shattered, and homes destroyed, but …
24-05-2024 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) welcomes the adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2730, which serves as a clear reminder of the absolute necessity and …
Warsaw (ICRC) – In an event designed to mark the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, graduate students in Poland are being invited to participate in an essay competition about the effect …
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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.