Experts delivered presentations on the latest lethal autonomous weapons systems and the threat of cyber warfare. A recent regional conference on contemporary warfare in Jakarta was attended by close …
This report summarises the proceedings of the two-day meeting the ICRC organised in December 2016 on the needs of older prisoners. The meeting saw the participation of experts with practical …
Somaya Noori, 19 Thirteen years ago, Somaya was on her way to school when she stepped on a landmine and lost her right leg. “I want to raise awareness about the programme so that others don’t become …
04-10-2018 Tbilisi (ICRC): The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) visited Maia Otinashvili in Tskhinval/i prison on the evening of 3 October 2018. According to its mandate, the ICRC …
The ICRC is asking people around the world to watch our new VR film 'The Right Choice' to explore VR's empathy-generating potential. "We first noticed the power of immersive storytelling with the …
Humanitarian action is perceived by many as a laudable endeavor, and as a duty to the less privileged, the politically forgotten, and the most vulnerable. Traditionally, humanitarian response has …
Due to the violence that shook Kasai, Fiston*, 13, and Kévin, 8, were separated from their parents. They found their big brother Allain in Kinshasa and all three survive thanks to a small improvised …
Not only does the ICRC work at the frontlines and in emergencies, we also make efforts to connect with the youth. It is another way to make a difference. In Thailand, our teams found innovative ways …
The word "victim" is not what you would associate with him at all if you didn't know his story. "What do you think about your haircut now?" Kyar Lawt asks his client as he dusts the snipped strands …
01-10-2018 (Geneva) – One week after world leaders gathered to discuss Syria's upcoming reconstruction challenges, new figures from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) serve as a …
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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.
