11-10-2017 Kinshasa (ICRC) - Violence and repeated armed clashes in several provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are causing alarming levels of human suffering. The International …
Reading and writing poetry is a real source of motivation for people deprived of their liberty. Virgen de Fátima women's prison in Lima was one of the venues of the city's Fourth International Poetry …
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is Africa's second largest country, rich in mineral wealth. However, it is also one of the world's poorest – having been conflict-ridden for most of the last 20 …
The 2017 Council of Delegates will take place from 10 to 11 November 2017 in Turkey. It will gather 190 Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies, the ICRC and the International Federation of Red …
United Nations General Assembly, 72nd session, First Committee, General debate on all disarmament and international security agenda items. Statement by the ICRC. This year has seen extraordinary …
Islamabad (ICRC) – A nationwide public awareness campaign entitled PehlayZindagi: Give Way to Ambulances – Give Way to Life has been launched at a ceremony in Islamabad. The campaign draws attention …
09-10-2017 Geneva/Kabul (ICRC) – After a series of attacks on its staff, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has taken the decision to reduce its presence in Afghanistan. "Since …
Nurse Rehana Rehman has been taking care of the grievously sick patients at the Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar for over 20 years now. Having helped save many lives in the accident and emergency …
The regional delegation of the ICRC for Venezuela and the CARICOM States has been active since the 1970s, following its principles of neutrality, impartiality and independence. In 2000, the ICRC …
05-10-2017 Geneva/Damascus (ICRC)–As several regions throughout Syria are witnessing the worst fighting of the year, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is alarmed by reports of …
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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.
