10-05-2019 Athens (ICRC) – The Hellenic Parliament, supported by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), held a special session for lawmakers and other important groups to discuss …
ICRC President Peter Maurer address, Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Washington DC, 10 May 2019. As delivered. We all see the enormous violations of international humanitarian law in …
ICRC multimedia exhibition featuring at international photographic festival in Australia shares stories of resilience amid warfare in the remote peaks and valleys of Papua New Guinea's highlands. …
Persons with disabilities are disproportionately affected by armed conflict and other situations of violence compared to persons without disabilities. Support mechanisms for accessing basic services …
Colombo (ICRC) – The latest edition of the International Review of the Red Cross , titled The Missing , was launched during an event organized by the Colombo delegation of the ICRC on 29 March. In …
Is there a direct link between violations of international humanitarian law (IHL) and displacement during armed conflict? Can respect for IHL prevent displacement? These are some of many questions …
States and the international community should empower women living through armed conflict to enable them to deal with the realities of the conflict. This call was made by panelists and participants …
Statement Third session of the preparatory committee for the 2020 review conference of the parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, The …
The International Committee of the Red Cross has been working across Myanmar, through its ten offices, helping people affected by conflict in times of crisis. In Myanmar , we respond to the needs of …
Masjid Dimaukom, also known as the Pink Mosque, is a popular landmark in Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao. A total of 210 families flocked to the mosque to receive aid. CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC / Baipulo …
Try one of the following resources:
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.
