In response to the unprecedented situation created by the rapid expansion of the COVID-19 pandemic , the ICRC put at disposal its resources to eight Red Cross societies in the region covered by the …
A patient that survived because a hospital was spared by fighters – this is one of the stories told by the new set of five Health Care in Danger posters. Based on real cases, they show that even in …
A woman and a baby that survived because health-care workers provided impartial treatment – this is one of the stories told by the new set of five Health Care in Danger posters. Based on real cases, …
These Guidelines, the first of their kind, provide guidance to detaining authorities, investigating authorities, humanitarian agencies and others on preventing deaths in custody. They reflect …
Directed at commanders, staff officers and military doctrine writers, this practical guidance manual illustrates where and how the application of the Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC) should be integrated …
The IHL: Answers to your questions exhibition is made up of six lightweight and flexible panels, easy to assemble and to take down and pack up. The panels measure 80 cm by 230 cm. The complete set …
This set of six exhibition banners is part of the second stage of the Health Care in Danger project. The visuals transmit positive messages (the main protagonists survived due to measures that were …
This set of five exhibition banners were developed for the first phase of the HCID campaign focusing on raising awareness about the problem. The set is based on the main visuals and on the text of …
The International Committee of the Red Cross works around the world to help people who need it most. We are an independent, neutral organization ensuring humanitarian protection and assistance for …
This issue is a collection of articles taken from the International Review of the Red Cross on the theme of the future of humanitarian …
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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.
