… to take place and there are now major humanitarian needs across the region. Families … Red Cross Society and other members of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent … parties on the need to respect applicable law, especially in terms of safeguarding …
… State in many areas has made an already dire humanitarian situation much worse, causing … is more inclusive; promoting respect for the law by all sides; and creating economic … crisis," said Ms. Beerli. "In the meantime humanitarian organisations like the ICRC will …
… of the lurking tragedy. Then my mother-in-law came and told me that they had been trying … Recognizing these varied challenges, the International Committee of the Red Cross … independent organization whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives …
… therefore a fundamental concern recognized in international law. The authorities have the responsibility … lives. In recent decades, the ICRC has taken humanitarian action to address the problem of …
… significant progress has been made on the humanitarian front. Unfortunately, millions of … Amhara, Afar, Oromia, Tigray or Somali, the International Committee of the Red Cross … Amhara, Afar, Oromia, Tigray or Somali, the International Committee of the Red Cross …
… to discuss jail overcrowding, its humanitarian consequences, and explore … prosecutors, public attorneys, and all the law practitioners in our respective …
… Management of the dead? You may ask... At the International Committee of the Red Cross … Medicine, Health Sciences, Humanities and Law faculties Other learning institutions … courses such as the annual African School for Humanitarian Forensic Action National Society …
… prisons in Cambodia, made a link to the Law on Prisons: "Providing activities to … and discuss ways of balancing security and humanitarian concerns when managing inmates. …
Sexual violence can happen to anyone, regardless of their gender, age, location, education, or other factors. If you’re a survivor looking for information, or wanting to provide information to a …
… initiative (MEI) programme of the International Committee of the Red Cross … on their backs, they relied on aid from humanitarian organizations and the government … that she had learned the skill from her in-laws who used to own a bakery. It was one way …
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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.
