Humanitarian aid services have not stopped after five months since the beginning of the pandemic. The regional delegation to Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay continues to carry out its …
In 2020, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) launched an updated Commentary on the Third Geneva Convention which regulates the treatment of prisoners of war. The four Geneva …
“We didn’t expect this coming. I wake up every morning, having no idea how we will survive the day.” Coronavirus is affecting us all, in the UK and around the world, but in different ways. This is …
This strategy is a source of guidance and motivation for Water and Habitat teams and the teams we work with. It underpins our forward-looking effort to help influence debates affecting our …
Prosecutors play a crucial role in the enforcement of international humanitarian law (IHL), also known as the rules of armed conflict, through the prosecution of alleged perpetrators of war crimes. …
The pandemic has fundamentally altered every aspect of our lives and with the toll crossing more than 700,000 globally and 45,000 in India, it has hugely impacted the way we deal with deaths. Health …
The use of private military and security companies (PMSCs), including in the Middle East and North Africa Region, has caused concerns for ensuring the respect for international human rights law …
JERUSALEM: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) expresses its shock and dismay regarding an attack on staff in the intensive care unit of Dura Hospital in Hebron yesterday. In the …
11-08-2020 One week after a devastating explosion ripped through Beirut, the city's remaining hospitals are still full and hundreds of thousands of people need help to rebuild their lives. Hopes of …
Throughout the first half of 2020, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), together with the South Sudan Red Cross Society (SSRCS), remained active and committed to reaching families 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.
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.
