IHL and Persons with Disabilities
… International humanitarian law (IHL) is a set … difficulty accessing basic services, such as health care, water, sanitation, shelter and food, as …
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Violence against women
… to which women and girls may be subjected during armed conflict or in other situations of … their access to food, safe drinking water and health care. It may leave them as the head of the …
Interactive dialogue on violence against women
… 26th session, Human Rights Council The International Committee of the Red Cross … their access to food, safe drinking water and health care. It may leave them as the head of the …
We can build on good practices emerging from the pandemic to address the individual and systemic drivers of vulnerability
… Council open debate, protection of civilians in armed conflict: Speech given by Mr Peter … us, that the pandemic has not solely been a health crisis: it has intensified existing … kept apart, shuttered schools, routine health care and vaccinations halted. We have seen the …
South Africa: 15th Annual Regional Seminar on International Humanitarian Law - Summary Report
… 15th Annual Regional Seminar on International Humanitarian Law 18 – 21 … Minister Landers noted the importance of the Health Care in Danger (HCiD) Project, which was …
Ukraine: Online video from Mariupol is filled with false claims
… 31-05-2022 Kyiv (ICRC) – A video filmed in our Mariupol office now circulating in some media is filled with false claims … commonly used by teams working to neutralize dangerous items to avoid accidents. The ICRC …
South Sudan management frameworks and social assessment
… The ICRC in South Sudan will expand its primary and secondary health-care services (including mental health and …
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: Operational Update December 2020
… persist One month after a ceasefire deal in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict came into … hygiene facilities, clean water Mental health and psychosocial support Damage to … the region, as of early December: HEALTH CARE 15 hospitals and medical facilities …
How humanitarian law applies to armed conflict and nuclear power plants
… or targeted, nuclear power plants and other installations containing dangerous forces have … severe short- and long-term effects on human health and on the environment, which are … be civilian. Parties must also take constant care to spare the civilian population, …
"Listening to the voices of victims": Lorenzo Caraffi
… Colombia has had to contend with escalating violence and armed conflict as well as the … is taking an immense toll on the mental health of affected communities and making it … a regrettable record of attacks on health-care workers, facilities and vehicles, 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.
IHL treaties
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 IHL
Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.