With the escalation of violence in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank, there has been a proliferation of dehumanizing language and of false and misleading information about the ICRC and our work in the …
Bryan*, an 18-year-old detainee at the General Santos City Jail in South Cotabato, Philippines, had a simple desire – he wanted to somehow contact his adoptive mother and tell her, "Do not worry. I …
Bryan*, an 18-year-old detainee at the General Santos City Jail in South Cotabato, Philippines, had a simple desire – he wanted to somehow contact his adoptive mother and tell her, "Do not worry. I …
Statement A statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delivered by Chris Harland, Deputy Permanent Observer, at an “Arria-formula" meeting on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and …
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The International Committee of the Red Cross' new institutional strategy for the years 2024-2027 is designed to respond to an ever-increasing number of humanitarian challenges. The global …
19-12-2023 Geneva (ICRC) – At a time of increasing polarization and escalating armed conflicts worldwide, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has published its Institutional Strategy …
19-12-2023 Geneva (ICRC) – The haunting aftermath of urban conflict comes to life in “Broken Cities,” an immersive experience created by layering 35,000 individual photographs in the first-ever …
Rows of school desks. Backpacks crammed with textbooks, sweets and toys. Noisy corridors ringing with children’s laughter. Chatting between friends about favourite lessons. Morning greetings from …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) recently participated in training 22 diplomats from different countries of the European Union (EU). This initiative was inscribed in the second …
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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.
