Annual Day of Discussion on the Rights of the Child, 37th of the Human Rights Council "How can we meet children’s needs and rights in humanitarian situations? Practices and lessons from different …
05-03-2018 After multiple attempts in recent weeks to gain humanitarian access to Eastern Ghouta, the ICRC finally reached the town of Douma earlier today as part of a joint aid convoy with the …
In the ICRC rehabilitation centre in Kabul, football has become an integral part of physical, mental and social rehabilitation. It helps people to meet others who experience similar struggles, …
Limited access to infrastructure and few opportunities to earn an income make life hard for the residents of Dadaab refugee camp, in north-eastern Kenya. The consequences of inadequate waste …
"Just the jerrycan would have been enough,'' said Rasheeda Ahmed, 56, as she burst into tears while watching Red Cross and Red Crescent distribute essential household items at the foot of the Jebel …
A point of reference in a challenging world: OCHA, ICRC, EU Red Cross office and VOICE joint messages at the occasion of the ten years of the Consensus The European Consensus shows EU's commitment to …
From dilapidated buildings to broken down roads, destruction haunts each and every corner in Eastern Ghouta. CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC / Pawel Krzysiek People are struggling to survive living in underground …
The armed conflict in eastern Ukraine has been raging for four years now. It has brought suffering and disrupted the lives of hundreds of thousands of people on both sides of the front line. Still, …
07-03-2018 Beijing (ICRC) – Law students from 18 countries across the Asia-Pacific region are testing their knowledge of international humanitarian law (IHL) at the 16th Red Cross regional IHL moot …
07-03-2018 Geneva (ICRC) - On Wednesday, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) unveiled “Enter the room” – an augmented reality experience for iOS app users. In a narrative told through …
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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.
