The ICRC data protection framework
The ICRC has established a data protection framework that affords individuals protection in accordance with international standards. It includes the ICRC Rules on Personal Data Protection, revised in …
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High-level pledging conference for the humanitarian crisis in Yemen
Speech given by Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross Excellencies, distinguished representatives. Yemenis continue to suffer outrageously, with COVID-19 the latest …
Limits on Autonomy in Weapon Systems
There is wide recognition that the need to preserve human control over weapon systems and the use of force in armed conflict will require limits on autonomous weapon systems. This report from the …
Monthly Middle East and North Africa newsletter – May 2020: Our response to COVID-19
Ramadan amid conflict and COVID-19 threat People across the Near and Middle East are marking Islam's holy month this year amid ongoing conflict, seasonal diseases, and a worsening economic situation, …
Facebook and Red Cross launch #AfricaTogether, a campaign calling for vigilance against COVID-19
01-06-2020 1 June 2020 - Facebook and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement are partnering to launch #AfricaTogether – a digital campaign and two-day festival on 4 and 5 June …
International humanitarian law 101: IHL and COVID-19
Welcome to our series of short videos explaining International Humanitarian Law, and how it is relevant in Southern Africa. International Humanitarian Law, or IHL, is a set of rules that seek to …
Jordan: For Abla, ICRC’s cash support has come at the right time
“Since the COVID-19 restrictions were introduced, I have not been able to sell my goat’s milk to the usual buyer. I have tried selling to my neighbors, but they only buy in small quantities. This …
Health care workers save lives: Condemnation of attacks linked to COVID-19
The safety and protection of health care workers and health care infrastructure is paramount during the COVID-19 pandemic . To drive home this message, a community of concerned advocates, …
Somalia: Killing of health workers from rural clinic an appalling tragedy
29-05-2020 Mogadishu (ICRC)—The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is deeply shocked by the killing of eight people in Gololey village in the Balcad district in Hirshabelle. Amongst …
South Sudan: COVID-19 response in April 2020
The ICRC supported 1,700 volunteers of South Sudan Red Cross to reach over one million people with health education and hygiene promotion messages in communities across South Sudan. Buom Matthew …
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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.
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Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.