Joint Statement by Nepal Red Cross Society, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and International Committee of the Red Cross Kathmandu, 10 November 2015: International …
Widespread sexual violence unfortunately remains a largely invisible phenomenon due to cultural taboos, feelings of shame or fear of retaliation. Its prevalence and its consequences are thus vastly …
Sixth European Microfinance Award. Speech given by Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, in Luxembourg City on 19 November 2015. I am very glad to be here tonight, …
25-11-2015 Kuwait (ICRC) –The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), together with the health and interior ministries of Kuwait, facilitated a study trip to Kuwait from 22 to 25 November …
25-11-2015 Niamey (ICRC) – A seminar on Islam, humanitarian action and protecting victims of armed conflict is bringing together 30 intellectuals and academics from Islamic and Arabic-speaking …
Each week, thousands of migrants arrive in and travel through Europe, seeking a better life. Some unfortunately die or disappear on the way. Some lose contact with their loved ones. And back at home, …
Residents displaced from their homes in the province of Nineveh are returning–but are welcomed back by drought conditions and destruction of infrastructure. The destruction is the consequence of …
In August, torrential rains and the offshore approach of cyclone Komen caused devastating floods and landslides in Myanmar. The disaster displaced almost 1.7 million people and took the lives of 132, …
A community has gathered around a common goal – to protect health care. This community is made up of doctors, nurses, patients, humanitarian workers, government officials, weapon bearers, and people …
When people die during war or disaster, or while migrating, their bodies must be handled respectfully and with dignity; and the remains of unknown individuals must be searched for, recovered and …
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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.
