Ageing and Detention
Although all older people have the same basic needs, failure to meet these needs – and the additional needs that arise in detention – can have particularly severe consequences, and take a heavy toll …
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IHL Bibliography 2015
A compilation of the four quarterly IHL bibliographies issued by the ICRC Library during 2015. …
A Matter of Life and Death: Tackling Violence against Health Care in Pakistan, Peru and El Salvador
This publication compiles case studies of initiatives taken to safeguard the delivery of health care in Pakistan, Peru and El Salvador. Each initiative was designed to prevent or minimize the impact …
Dignity and Safety in Restrictive Detention Regimes
Detention is already a severe restriction of a person’s freedom. But some detainees are subject to even greater restrictions during their time in custody. In this booklet, we examine how restrictive …
Missing Migrants and their Families - The ICRC's Recommendations to Policy-Makers
This policy paper outlines key recommendations for policy-makers on ways to prevent migrants from going missing and, when they do, how to respond to the problem. It highlights the need to standardize …
Health Emergencies in Large Populations - the HELP Course
Health Emergencies in Large Populations (HELP) is a multidisciplinary training course on the principles and practice of humanitarian work in disasters, conflicts and other crises, with a focus on …
Humanity in Action – 2016
The annual review describes how we helped and protected victims of armed conflict and other violence last year.\r\nIt provides the facts and figures but also tells the stories of the people whose …
Humanitarian Futures for Messaging Apps
Mobile messaging apps are the fastest-growing digital communications phenomenon ever. Today, more than 2.5 billion people around the world use messaging apps, a figure that is expected to rise to 3.6 …
Safer Access in my Daily Work
The Safer Access brochure is intended for National Society staff and volunteers. It contains practical information, set out in a concise and visual form, on what contribution every individual can …
Toolbox: Safeguarding the Provision of Health Care: Operational Practices and Relevant International Humanitarian Law concerning Armed Groups
This toolbox contains ten case studies and a model unilateral declaration related to the protection of health care. It is meant for armed groups, or individuals or entities that engage with armed …
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ICRC library
Created in 1863, the ICRC library, alongside the ICRC archives, provides an indispensable documentary reference on the organization itself and international humanitarian law.
IHL treaties
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 IHL
Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.