Over 41 per cent of health-care workers reported having experienced some form of violence in the last two months , with verbal violence, false accusations and stigmatisation being the more commonly …
The Nekemte Physical Rehabilitation Center (PRC), located in Wollega, Oromia region (west Ethiopia), started the production of crutches and crutch handles with the technical and material support from …
… to worrying about one’s health, the loss of jobs, businesses and savings had a harsh …
… walks on uneven terrain, and does all her jobs with ease. I am thankful for this …
… the city. People lost their homes and their jobs, and many were not able to secure an …
ICRC’s global family was devastated to learn of the deaths of three colleagues after several explosions rocked the airport in Aden, Yemen on 30 December. Hamid Al-Qadami, Ahmed Wazir and Saidi …
Across Africa’s Sahel region people are enduring ever-increasing levels of violence. While conflict dominates headlines, climate change adds a second pernicious dimension to the mix. Lemba Bisimwa, …
While jail visits remain on hold during the COVID-19 pandemic, detainees and their loved ones maintain contact through video calls. On the 14th of February 2021, Rafael sent his wife Kim a chocolate …
… Humanitarian workers need access to do their jobs, but they also need protection and …
The search for ways to improve our collective response has led the World Bank, UNICEF and the ICRC to publish a new report today called, “Joining Forces to Combat Protracted Crises: Humanitarian and …
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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.
