The eruption of Mount Nyiragongo on 22 May 2021, caused significant damage to homes, hospitals and water-supply infrastructure in nearby Goma, and displaced several thousand people. The International …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) organized an online panel discussion on Wednesday 16 June 2021 at 14:00 CEST, to discuss and introduce its new report on Avoiding Civilian Harm …
The Humanitarian Advisory Group (HAG) in collaboration with the Global Network for Women Leaders in the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement ( GLOW Red ), the International Committee of the Red Cross …
Burkina Faso has been experiencing a humanitarian crisis since armed conflict broke out in 2016. As in the rest of the Sahel region, a prolonged drought has only made things worse. Wendgouda Priva …
Many people who migrate, whether alone or in caravans, flee for different reasons related to violence. Despite efforts made by authorities to establish adequate protection measures, many migrants end …
15-06-2021 Panama City / Ottawa / Geneva, 15 June 2021 – To respond to the unmet needs of Venezuelan migrants, including refugees, living in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Red Cross Red …
The 5th National Moot Court Competition on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) was conducted in Bahr Dar city, northern Ethiopia, from May 28-29, 2021. Fifty-seven (57) law students drawn from 19 …
Double rows of cars mixed with a crowd of people; all sluggishly move along the narrow road. The crowd heads to a large hill that holds a burial ground and stands as a stark reminder of the young …
On Monday 7 June, two weeks after the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo, the Congolese authorities announced a plan for the “phased return” of Goma residents who had fled the city. Prime Minister Sama …
In today’s armed conflicts, cyber operations are increasingly used in support of and alongside kinetic operations. Several States have publicly acknowledged such use, and many more are developing …
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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.
