In the immediate aftermath of the 13 November 2015 attack against an Israeli family in the Hebron area, which resulted in the tragic death of two civilians, numerous reports referred to an alleged …
With the Syrian crisis showing no signs of abating, people continue to cross into Jordan through the north-eastern border seeking safety and protection. The vast majority are women, children and …
The ICRC's new traction splint can be put together in five minutes, folded up and adjusted to any size of femur. What's more, it doesn't rust and is available at an unbeatable price. ICRC surgeon …
15-01-2016 Christine Beerli, Vice-President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), wraps up today a five-day visit to South Sudan. This week, Ms Beerli met with Vice-President James …
When conflict and violence separate children from their families, the effects are traumatic for everyone. In Nigeria, as in countless countries around the world, the ICRC tracks down separated …
The ICRC regularly visits prisons to assess living conditions and works with the authorities to improve them. In Guinea, for instance, renovations we carried out to prisons in Dubréka and Fria have …
In eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), victims of sexual violence are often rejected by their communities and even their own families. They are so afraid of being stigmatized that they …
13-01-2016 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says that, as a matter of urgency, and because of overwhelming humanitarian needs, all sieges being carried out across Syria must be …
The ICRC estimates there have been more than 100 attacks on health-care facilities since the conflict began in March 2015. Over 30,000 have been injured – with little or no access to health care. …
The International Committee of the Red Cross, the Belgian Red Cross and the Network on Humanitarian Action (NOHA) based at the Catholic University of Louvain (UCL) are organizing a 2,5-day …
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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.
