"Lemon balm, for grieving hearts” is a campaign co-created by associations of relatives of people who disappeared during the period of armed violence in Peru, the International Committee of the Red …
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) promotes respect for international humanitarian law and helps people affected by the conflict and …
Since 2004, the ICRC Kuala Lumpur has been partnering with the local university to organize an International Humanitarian Law moot court competition where students argue to prosecute or defend a …
Every year, worldwide, the International Day of the Disappeared is marked on 30 August. It is an occasion to remember missing people and to express solidarity with their families. Considering the …
The ICRC is committed to treating your data with security, respect and confidentiality, and applies the ICRC Rules on Personal Data Protection exclusively. Therefore we're committed to explaining why …
In 19th century, there was a man whom any State could trust. He was a prominent international lawyer developing laws of war, the most sought-after arbitrator of disputes among States and an …
02-09-2020 Maputo (ICRC)—Attacks on towns and villages in Mozambique's northern province of Cabo Delgado have intensified, forcing thousands of people to flee by foot, boat or road to the provincial …
Saratu Bitrus On not knowing the fate of her daughter, Saratu says, “I was devastated and confused and sick… I didn’t know whether or not I had children.” Abdikarim MOHAMED/ICRC Abdullahi Abubakar …
This booklet provides an overview of ICRC Missing Persons Project’s current activities and future ambitions. Launched in 2018, the project was born out of the conviction that a worldwide joining of …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), together with Humanitarian Forum Indonesia (HFI), an umbrella organization for 17 Indonesian faith-based groups, and Christian public health …
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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.
