By Robert Mardini, director-general, ICRC The recent cyber-attack targeting humanitarian data belonging to 515,000 people was an affront to humanity, endangering those already suffering the effects …
If the last two years have taught us anything it’s that the world does not stand still, even for a global pandemic. Conflicts are inflicting human suffering on a vast scale; new technology is …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is delighted to invite you to the launch of the report Explosive Weapons with Wide Area Effects: A Deadly Choice in Populated Areas . The event …
Statement Speech given by Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, at the occasion of the launch of the ICRC report "Explosive Weapons with Wide Area Effects: A Deadly …
27-01-2022 • Remains of more than 1,700 people found, hundreds of people still missing since 2020 escalation • ICRC's neutral work in region includes more than 360 operations to retrieve remains from …
26-01-2022 The ICRC made its first delivery of medical supplies since last September into Mekelle, the capital of Tigray. With the support and through the facilitation of the authorities, the …
29 November — 2 December 2021 The fifth Universal Meeting of National Committees and Similar Entities on International Humanitarian Law (IHL), hosted by the ICRC, took place online between 29 …
A practical leaflet based on the outcomes of a practitioners’ workshop the ICRC hosted in Zimbabwe in 2021. This workshop was aimed at sharing the administrative and legal procedures for families of …
The 'Explosive Weapons with Wide Area Effects: A Deadly Choice in Populated Areas' report calls for a change of mindset and provides a range of recommendations to prevent or mitigate the impact of …
Statement Speech given by Mr Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross. UN Security Council Open Debate. 25 January 2022 via video link. I commend Norway and the …
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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.
