The relatives keep searching, but this long process still affects them. We look at the progress made and the challenges experienced in the search for missing persons during the period of violence. …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on 31 January attended an event organized in Beijing by China Arms Control and Disarmament Association (CACDA). The issue being explored was the …
Kuwait (ICRC) - Acting as a neutral humanitarian intermediary, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) today facilitated the safe return of seven sick and injured Yemeni nationals from …
People killed, injured or imprisoned... these are the visible face of violence in Latin America. What we don't see are the threats, extortion and abuse that affect thousands of families every day. …
The period following the signing of an agreement between the Colombian government and FARC-EP has given rise to a complex situation, prompting the ICRC to update its legal analysis of the context. On …
The Regional IHL Department in Cairo would like to thank all those who have shown interest in the activities that aim to support and promote understanding and dialogue on IHL by contributing to the …
In view of information published in the last few days regarding the work of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Nicaraguan places of detention, we would like to state as follows: …
28-01-2019 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) deplores the loss of life and injuries to civilians that resulted from yesterday's twin explosions in Jolo, Sulu province, southern …
Statement ICRC Statement to UN Security Council Open Debate "Addressing the impacts of climate-related disasters on international peace and security" as delivered by Robert Mardini, Permanent …
Towards respecting and implementing international humanitarian law International humanitarian law (IHL) affords protection to people and property in armed conflict, but only if its rules are properly …
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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.
