Brazil: Protecting schools from attacks in 2022
… As we mark the International Day to Protect Education from … Too often, this violence flouts international humanitarian law and international human rights law , which …
… As we mark the International Day to Protect Education from … Too often, this violence flouts international humanitarian law and international human rights law , which …
… In 2017, we continued to provide humanitarian assistance to the many people … weapon bearers and civilians alike about international humanitarian law. The aim is to prevent and reduce the …
… Red Crescent Society (SRCS), has adapted its humanitarian operation to respond to the … the response of Somali authorities and other international organizations. This is being … households in Garasbaley, Kaahda, Wanlaweyn, Hamarweyne, Bardhere, Daynile, Adado, …
… 4.1 Legal International and National … of South Sudan Healthcare in Danger International Committee of the Red Cross … Internally Displaced Person International Humanitarian Law Integrated Food Security Phase …
… prisoners. They are reflected in many prison laws and regulations, and are a key framework … obligations. Other provisions reflect other international soft-law instruments, … using 18 July (formerly Nelson Mandela International Day) as an opportunity to raise …
… ICRC's Global Adviser on Migration to the International Migration Review Forum. Thank … address this tragedy, provide for migrants' humanitarian needs and uphold their rights, … a close look at the impact of migration laws, policies and practices and ensuring they …
… seek to remind the sides in a conflict that international humanitarian law (IHL) makes it clear that warring parties …
… raise awareness among weapon bearers of what international humanitarian law says or even local customs stand for and …
… New York City. Mr. Chair, Excellencies, The International Committee of the Red Cross … needs of the most vulnerable. International humanitarian law contains rules that set limits to the …
… of Mindanao, Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi and Palawan, as well as the Malaysian states of … training. In addition, together with the International Committee of the Red Cross … and Red Crescent Movement and international humanitarian law. We also promoted the need …
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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.