Since the establishment of ad hoc international criminal tribunals and the adoption of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, European – in particular South Eastern European (SEE) – …
As part of the Research and debate cycle on new technologies and the modern battlespace , the ICRC Australia Mission hosted a panel discussion on "New technologies and the future battlefield", …
The ICRC sometimes teams up with National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in the field. The cooperation delegate is there to make sure that, in difficult situations, the ICRC, Federation and …
Afghanistan’s wheelchair basketball team have only been playing together for four years and became a national team just a year ago. Despite this fact, there seem to be no limits to the players’ …
A summary of the ICRC's activities in Eritrea between January and December 2013. FACTS & FIGURES ERITREA January - December 2013 In 1998, the ICRC opened its office in Eritrea and worked throughout …
Health Care in Danger, an ambitious project of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, was on the agenda of the 2013 Council of Delegates that took place in Sydney, Australia. During a dedicated …
How can we prevent sexual violence in situations of conflict and violence and help the victims when it does occur? Angela Veale, psychology lecturer at University College Cork in Ireland, examines …
Abdallah and his family fled Syria due to the armed conflict in their hometown Qousseir. They entered Lebanon with nothing, not even their official documents, which turned out to be an obstacle on …
Statement 26th session, Human Rights Council The International Committee of the Red Cross presents its compliments to the Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and thanks her for her oral …
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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.
