The ICRC visits places of detention like prisons, police stations and security centres around the world to ensure that detainees are kept in humane conditions and are treated with dignity. In 2012, …
Protracted conflicts are a major cause of human suffering and can lead to long-term displacement, migration and development reversals. This report describes the theoretical and practical aspects of …
The Rwandan genocide separated Raymond Ngendahimana from his family in 1994 when he was four. He spent 22 years not knowing whether he would see them again. But a new life began for Raymond on Friday …
One of the main problems for the families of missing persons in Georgia was their concern that in the Orthodox Church there were only two places where people could light candles: one for the living …
When this Palestinian refugee first built his house in Aytanieh, south Lebanon, he couldn't afford to install doors or a toilet to accommodate his daughters with special needs. Hussein, a father of …
In 2016, we have restored family links, improved access to water, and offered relief assistance. Our teams also visited detainees and worked to promote equal access to physical rehabilitation …
15-09-2016 Jerusalem – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is concerned about the deteriorating health of three Palestinian detainees, who are hospitalized in Israel. Mohammad Balbul, …
Displaced Ukrainian children in southern Russia have received back-to-school kits from the ICRC. A new school year has started for many children displaced from eastern Ukraine to southern Russia. For …
From 12-16 September 2016 the ICRC convened aid workers from across the world and the humanitarian sector, for the 20th ICRC Course on IHL for humanitarian practitioners and policy makers in …
17-09-2016 Kiev / Lugansk (ICRC) – Today six detainees held in connection with the conflict in Ukraine were released with the participation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), and …
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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.
