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Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC teams begin multi-day operation to reunite hostages and detainees with their families, deliver assistance

Geneva (ICRC) – Teams from the International … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …

Article

Hugo Slim: ICRC partnerships, today and tomorrow, in conflict and disaster

… a twin! You share your 70th birthday with the Geneva Conventions . Both born in 1949, you two twins …

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Role of domestic jurisdictions in the implementation of IHL - law and practice

… with the 150th anniversary of the first Geneva Convention (1864) which provides for … with the 150th anniversary of the first Geneva Convention (1864) which provides for … open to all States Parties to the Geneva Conventions with the aim of identifying ways …

Report

The foundation for political agreements for peace lies in humanity: ICRC Vice President

… elaborated on the relevance of the Geneva Conventions given that this year is the 75th … of the international legal instrument. The Conventions form the strongest universal …

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Counter-terrorism measures can impact humanitarian action negatively

… – all humanitarian activities mandated by the Geneva Conventions and IHL. When humanitarian … also reflect Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions, which requires States …

Statement

The role of parliamentarians in implementing International Humanitarian Law

… is set forth in Article 1 common to the four Geneva Conventions of 1949, which requires States to … are violated. Protection of the emblems The Geneva Conventions and their Additional …

Legal factsheet

Kalidou Koulibaly: Senegal footballer signs up to defend the most vulnerable in armed conflicts

… 25-01-2024 Abidjan/Geneva (ICRC) – Captaining his country at the … in the year of the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, and reflects the ICRC’s new …

News release

Gaza: Civilians must be spared from impact of fighting

… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around … please contact: Christoph HANGER, ICRC Geneva, tel: +41 79 731 04 03 OR …

News release
Nigeria: ICRC surgical team supports Maiduguri Hospital treating 41 wounded people after multiple blasts in Gwoza

ICRC President begins first official visit to China

… 04-09-2023 Geneva/Beijing (ICRC) – Mirjana Spoljaric, … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …

News release

Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and the implementation of international humanitarian law: Guiding principles

… in Art. 90 of Protocol I additional to the Geneva Conventions. Implementation is an ongoing … in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red …

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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.

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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.

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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.