The meeting covered grounds and procedures for internment, and transfers of detainees from one authority to another. This second in-depth meeting examined relevant protections drawn from a variety of …
21-10-2014 Amid the violence that has engulfed Yemen during the past six months, the ICRC has managed to respond to the growing needs of the victims. However, more must be done to ensure that medical …
Les Cayes civilian prison. A women’s section built by the ICRC in cooperation with Haiti’s Central Prison Administration. A toilet block was repaired and set up in the yard along with a laundry area …
In September, fighting in and around the governorates of Quneitra and Dara'a intensified, displacing over 100,000 people to Damascus and Rural Damascus. Working closely with the Syrian Arab Red …
The families of people who went missing in connection with the conflict in Nepal from 1996 to 2006 cling to shreds of hope. They want to believe that their missing relatives will return one day. By …
During and after the 10-years armed conflict in Nepal (1996 to 2006), ambiguity about the fate of a relative is a harsh reality for countless persons. Not knowing whether relatives are alive or dead, …
A round-up of activities carried out by the ICRC in Sri Lanka. Content: Identifiying humanitarian needs of families of missing persons Health Care in Danger: ensuring safer access Sustainable …
Large segments of the population of the Gaza Strip are still deprived of safe drinking water. Repairs to sewage systems and the restoration of basic electricity services remain urgent. Water and …
In a renewed appeal to donors, the ICRC is asking for 132 million Swiss francs to cover its 2014 budget of 1.3 billion. This year has seen an unprecedented number of crises, with the …
The ICRC's Agency archives contain data on individuals that the ICRC and its tracing agencies have collected during conflict, starting in 1870. The data was all collected as part of the ICRC's …
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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.
