Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Thursday facilitated the repatriation of 128 detainees from Saudi Arabia to Yemen following a request from the Coalition's Joint …
In this position paper, the ICRC presents its views on cyber operations and international humanitarian law (IHL). The use of cyber operations during armed conflicts is a reality. While only a few …
Marking the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, and the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the ICRC invited members of the public to join at this event addressing …
Peter Maurer will serve a third mandate as president of the International Committee of the Red Cross following a vote by the ICRC's governing body, the Assembly, on 28 November 2019. The president …
Baghdad (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross deplores the use of violence and loss of life during the ongoing protests in Iraq . The rising number of casualties attests to patterns …
Cairo (ERC, ICRC) – In order to continue the joint humanitarian response and to mark the cooperation between the two institutions, the Egyptian Red Crescent Society (ERC) and the International …
The main purpose of the study is to draw attention to the key role that IHL plays in addressing displacement and to influence law and policymaking among States and international and multilateral …
A doctor overseeing the condition of a patient who was shot by an explosive bullet. The x-ray image shows bone fragmentation in the patient’s leg. Abed ZAGOUT/ ICRC Paramedics evacuating an injured …
02-12-2019 Juba, South Sudan (ICRC)—Eighty wheelchair basketball players, including—for the first time—15 women, from across South Sudan have gathered in Juba for three weeks of training led by two …
2nd Wheelchair Basketball Workshop with Myanmar Paralympic Sports Federation, Yangon "The starting point for anything you do is the passion in your heart. It's my job to bring this passion out on 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.
