Physical rehabilitation refers to a process aimed at removing – or reducing as far as possible – restrictions on the activities of people with disabilities and at enabling them to become more …
This resource kit introduces young people to the principles and basic rules of international humanitarian law (IHL). It provides 5 x 45 minutes of sequential learning activities designed for both …
A guidance document in simple language for health personnel, setting out their rights and responsibilities in conflict and other situations of violence. One surgeon who reviewed the text said: "It's …
The ICRC Strategy 2019–2024 provides a compass for action for the next six years. It guides the organization in preventing and alleviating the suffering of people affected by conflict and violence, …
This brochure gives an introduction to the handbook "Accompanying the families of missing persons". The handbook provides a detailed description of the role of the accompanier, including the …
This document reports the findings of the ICRC project and meeting on occupation and other forms of administration of foreign …
A set of six posters promoting respect for the dignity of people in detention. The posters contain basic information about the rights, and the proper treatment, of people deprived of their liberty; …
What does the legal regulation of armed conflict at the beginning of the twenty-first century look like? Is it legally permissible to target anyone, anywhere, with armed drones? Can and should States …
The Physiotherapy leaflet is a concise introduction to the work of the ICRC's physiotherapists. It explains the role these professionals play in physical rehabilitation and hospital projects, …
This issue is a collection of articles taken from the International Review of the Red Cross on the theme of Conflict in …
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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.
