"Our house of culture united everyone in the village. Villagers and school children spent their spare time there. This place was famous for its vocational courses. We also had a folklore dance group …
When large numbers of people die because of humanitarian emergencies, their remains are often managed with little consideration for their dignity. When this occurs, the capacity to identify the …
The ICRC calls on all actors to respect international humanitarian law as communities have limited access to aid across Africa Some 26 million people live in areas in Africa where humanitarian groups …
Statement The following is a statement from Dominik Stillhart, the director of operations for the International Committee of the Red Cross, at the end of a six-day visit to Afghanistan: I am livid. …
Statement Changing Multilateralism and Regional Security Speech by Mr. Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross in the I ISS Manama Dialogue 2021 Excellencies, ladies, …
For the past 30 years, the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict has taken a heavy toll on people’s mental health, especially among those living along the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. "We live in an …
The article was written by the ICRC Malaysia Legal Adviser Aisya Abdul Rahman in conjunction with World Children’s Day 2021. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) estimates that one in …
ICRC statement to United Nations Security Council Special Joint Meeting on terrorist financing threats and trends and the implementation of UN Security Council resolution 2462 (2019) as delivered by …
The ICRC's flagship e-learning "Introduction to IHL" is now also available in French and Spanish! Wide availability on multiple learning platforms: The content is available in French and Spanish on …
Statement Unrestricted and safe humanitarian access urgently needed to save lives and alleviate suffering. Budapest/Geneva - November 18, 2021 — The International Federation of Red Cross and Red …
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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.
