Representatives of health ministries, medical associations, academia, military and aid organizations from nine countries have committed to work on ensuring that health care is safe from disruption …
In an effort to support the development of the Red Crescent and Red Cross National Societies in the Middle East and North Africa Region, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) held a …
When José arrived at the bus terminal in Caracas following a long trip across the country, he was both tired and worried. "I felt helpless thinking about my wife and two children who were as worried …
States often face situations in which their officials must use force to maintain or restore public security, law and order in armed conflicts or other situations of violence. Force in law enforcement …
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) is the first globally applicable multilateral agreement to comprehensively prohibit nuclear weapons on the basis of international humanitarian …
Urban violence affects people's mental health and psychosocial well-being. With the aim of strengthening the mental health and skills of Fortaleza´s public service professionals, who are the first to …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Pakistan recently supported TEDxIslamabad in organizing a Salon event, "Celebrating Heroes of Life". The event, which focused on promoting new …
12-06-2019 Tripoli (ICRC) – The conflict in Tripoli continues with no end in sight over two months after it began. Casualties are steadily mounting in the eastern and southern parts of the city, and …
As the issue of pardons for individuals accused or convicted of war crimes receives increased attention in the United States, the ICRC is taking the opportunity to explain what the law says. Pardons: …
"We fled with nothing but with our lives. Everything we had was destroyed before our eyes," says Abdulkadir Mohammed, 48, who is among hundred thousands of people displaced as a result of ethnic …
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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.
