Missing persons and their families - Factsheet
… peoples, sometimes for decades afterwards. International humanitarian law (IHL) and international human rights law …
… peoples, sometimes for decades afterwards. International humanitarian law (IHL) and international human rights law …
… of detention. It is a matter of very serious humanitarian concern in itself, as it … never become commonplace. It is vital, from a humanitarian point of view, to address the … where it already exists, and alleviating its humanitarian consequences. To this end, it …
… 30-08-2022 30 August marks the International Day of the Disappeared aimed at … and to draw attention to sometimes overlooked humanitarian tragedies behind those who go … of states under international humanitarian law. As the time goes by, it does not heal the …
… The law protects cultural property during armed … cultural property: Q&A Cultural property and international humanitarian law Cultural property is …
… International humanitarian law (IHL) is undoubtedly shaped by States and … application of IHL and detention in non-international armed conflict. They will talk …
… In Egypt, the International Committee of the Red Cross … the broader region, promotes international humanitarian law (IHL), and cooperates with healthcare …
… and with the technical expertise of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in 2010 as a purely humanitarian platform. Besides presenting an … According to international humanitarian law (IHL), families of missing people have the …
… 14-02-2024 Geneva (ICRC) — The International Committee of the Red Cross … Near and Middle East. "Under international humanitarian law, parties to the conflict must ensure the …
… means and method of warfare, they bring about humanitarian consequences, which the applicable rules of international humanitarian law are meant to mitigate. There are also …
… LOOKING AHEAD JANUARY-JUNE 2016 ADDRESSING HUMANITARIAN CHALLENGES IN SRI LANKA Dear … share experiences and best practices and and international donors, with a view to analysis. … a view to addressing these challenges through law reform. Avenues for international …
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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.