The use of force in law enforcement operations
States often face situations in which their officials have to use force to maintain or restore public security, law and order in armed conflicts or situations of violence that do not meet the …
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Implementing international humanitarian law: 2020/2021 report
2020-2021 REPORT IMPLEMENTING INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW PARTICIPATION OF THE AMERICAN STATES IN IHL TREATIES AND THEIR NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS AND ACTIVITIES IN THE AMERICAS This …
Gaza: A resuscitated Al-Shifa Emergency Department breathes new life into patient care
Gaza (ICRC) – A newly completed upgrade to the Emergency Department of Al-Shifa Medical Complex in the Gaza Strip means residents can now better access effective and efficient care during crises. …
China: developing deeper understanding of the humanitarian law and action
On July 9, 2023, the five-day 12th International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Summer Session concluded successfully at Soochow University, Jiangsu Province, China. The event was jointly organized by the …
The Third Asia-Pacific Police Colloquium: Strengthening Cooperation to Promote Peacekeeping Capacity Building
The Third Asia-Pacific Police Colloquium, held in Beijing and Langfang, China, from July 2nd to 5th, 2023, successfully delved into the theme of "Peacekeeping Police and Local Police Capacity …
Regional Consultation of Asia-Pacific states
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) jointly organized – on 29 and 30 November 2022 – a regional consultation of states …
Philippines: First Asia-Pacific Maritime Law Enforcement Symposium and Workshop
The speakers, participants, and guests of the 1st Asia-Pacific Maritime Law Enforcement Symposium and Workshop The first Asia-Pacific Maritime Law Enforcement Symposium and Workshop was …
Bangladesh: 377,000 patients treated in 3 years at ICRC-supported emergency department of Sadar Hospital
Mohammad Ali Asgar was recently rushed to the emergency department of Cox's Bazar District Sadar Hospital after complaining of breathing difficulty. The experience left the 52-year-old shaken but …
Director General of ICRC urges principled humanitarian action as a path to peace amidst global conflicts
Amidst the complexities of an ever-changing global landscape, Robert Mardini, Director General of the International Committee of the Red Cross, delivered a speech at the Austrian Centre for Peace, …
Israel and the Occupied Territories: ICRC calls for immediate protection of civilians in Jenin
04-07-2023 Jerusalem (ICRC) - We are extremely concerned by the alarming intensification of armed violence in Jenin over the last two days. Each passing minute of this ongoing violence poses a danger …
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Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.