Five months after violence disrupted humanitarian operations in Rakhine state, the ICRC has restarted a full range of activities there for the Muslim and ethnic Rakhine communities alike. "The Muslim …
15 years after the international convention banning landmines came into force, these weapons continue to exact a terrible human toll. In Myanmar alone, there were more than 3,000 landmine casualties …
… enable them to apply for further studies or jobs, Eritrean and Ethiopian nationals had …
… face the risk of losing their homes, their jobs and ties with their family and community. … of these displaced women were given part-time jobs in nurseries, thanks to an agreement with …
Sarita Colonia Prison, Callao district, Lima. A cell designed to hold four people can end up housing 15 inmates. Prisoners who cannot find room in the cell have to sleep on mattresses in the …
… Ben, Perfidy, New York, Messner, 1961, 281 pp. JOBST Valentine, “Is the Wearing of the … some students will need IHL in their future jobs Last but not least, we have to state the … professionals, who suddenly lost their jobs. 30. Whether acting individually, or in …
… Children should also have access to jobs and other income-generating activities to …
Report drawn up by the Advisory Service on international humanitarian law of the International Committee of the Red Cross following the Meeting of experts on national implementation of the rules for …
The ICRC acts as the guardian of international humanitarian law, a complex role that is closely connected with its own foundation and was later formally entrusted to it by the international …
Working in the humanitarian sector is both rewarding and challenging. If this is the career path that you see yourself on, keep reading. This flyer will help you understand how the International …
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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.
