Beating club foot, one baby step at a time
Dr. Muhammad Khan The aim of the treatment is very clear – to help children with club feet gain complete mobility. But the parents play a huge role in making this a success. They have to ensure that …
Dr. Muhammad Khan The aim of the treatment is very clear – to help children with club feet gain complete mobility. But the parents play a huge role in making this a success. They have to ensure that …
I want to know what happened to my son. “If he’s alive, I would be thankful; and if he’s dead, I would just be thankful for the fact that I know exactly what happened to him. If he’s dead, I hope I …
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 …
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.