02-12-2015 Geneva/Kinshasa (ICRC) – Staff of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have treated three women injured in the deadly attacks of 29 November in the North Kivu town of …
Physical rehabilitation centre, Sana'a, Yemen. Hayat means "life" in Arabic, but at the age of three, little Hayat has experienced more sorrow than most adults. Her home in the Al-Qaflah area of …
As part of the #aDay4All campaign, come and join us on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities for a passionate exchange on sport and disability, featuring live testimonies on the …
During the past few weeks, thousands of people returned back to their villages of Al Luhaib, Albu Mousa, Darweesh, Arab Fadhil and Al Egedat in Diyala province. Displaced for more than a year, …
03-12-2015 Geneva (ICRC) - The Director for the Near and Middle East at the International Committee of the Red Cross has warned of a deteriorating humanitarian situation in Syria as winter approaches …
Over 235,000 people received treatment at ICRC physical rehabilitation centres worldwide between January and September 2015. In Asia, the ICRC helps people with disabilities in 11 countries, …
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As the Syrian conflict marks its eighth anniversary , fighting and violence across the county continues to intensify. Beyond the fear of bombs or being caught up in crossfire, Syrian men, women and …
This is not only the story of a man who managed to overcome adversity after years of frustration and suffering as a result of his disability. It is also a love story – the tale of a familial and …
The records produced by ICRC services, secretariats and departments in Geneva have an index number starting with the letter B. Particular attention should be drawn to the records pertaining to …
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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.
