12-08-2024 ICRC President issues a call to make the Geneva Conventions a political priority Geneva (ICRC) – On the 75 th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, the president of the …
In Ethiopia, pastoralism is widely practiced in the Somali and Afar Regional States, and to a lesser extent in Oromia and other regions of the country. Pastoral lowlands are characterized by …
Ten months since the onset of renewed hostilities between Israel and Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza, the violence – unprecedented in scale and nature – continues to exact an immense human toll …
07-08-2024 Manila (ICRC) – On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions this year, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) highlighted the need for all parties to the …
Georgia (ICRC) – The remains of 16 people missing in connection with the armed conflict of 1992-1993 in Abkhazia were recovered, identified and handed over to their families, by the International …
Today, an unprecedented number of civilians is becoming involved in armed conflicts through digital means. Civilians – including hacktivists, to cyber security professionals, ‘white hat’, ‘black hat’ …
In the first half of 2024, the ICRC Amman Delegation continued to deliver humanitarian aid and support to the most vulnerable populations. Hundreds of families of missing persons due to the conflict …
30-07-2024 Geneva (ICRC) – A surge in attacks across parts of the Middle East is inflicting yet more suffering on civilians and raising fears of wider regional conflict with devastating humanitarian …
The International Committee of the Red Cross in Jordan is happy to organize its second International Humanitarian Law (“ IHL ”) essay writing competition to engage the law students on relevant IHL …
International Committee of the Red Cross & Iraqi Red Crescent Society Welcome to our annual photography competition. The ICRC-IRCS Photography Award is an annual photography competition launched 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.
