In a shady garden on the outskirts Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin state, a young couple are hard at work weeding and watering their vegetable plot. Nothing unusual about that, except that this …
02-10-2014 The body of an Azerbaijani citizen killed in July was handed over to the Azerbaijani government today in an operation facilitated by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). …
02-10-2014 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has successfully delivered much-needed emergency relief aid across front lines in three Syrian governorates. On 25 September, ICRC and …
The conflict in north-eastern Nigeria continues to afflict the Diffa area, in easternmost Niger. Over the past few weeks, thousands of people fleeing fighting between the Nigerian army and armed …
Killings and acts of physical violence committed against civilians, the destruction of homes and businesses, attacks against rescue workers: the list of violations of international humanitarian law …
The Red Cross of Timor-Leste was established in 2000. Since then, it has grown significantly and has now established a network of volunteers across the country. Its humanitarian activities include …
(London) Rising criminality and the splintering of armed groups into smaller factions is worsening the already serious humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic (CAR), ICRC Head of …
More than 15,000 people went missing as a consequence of the armed violence in Peru between 1980 and 2000. Their families remain on the alert for any news of them. CC BY-NC-ND/ICRC/M. Mejía Clothing …
Statement United Nations, General Assembly, 69th session, Sixth Committee, items 82 of the agenda, statement by the ICRC, New York, 9 October 2014. Thank you, Mr Chair, for giving the International …
09-10-2014 Bangui/Geneva (ICRC) – A new wave of violence has engulfed the capital Bangui, causing many casualties. In addition, houses and businesses have been ransacked and set on fire. The …
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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.
