The ICRC's Regional Delegation for Mexico and Central America presented its Humanitarian Report 2022-2023, in which it warns of the profound humanitarian consequences associated with armed violence, …
A lack of running water was a daily reality for thousands of people in Roggee, a small town in Ethiopia`s Oromia region. For years, misery spread in the township as people struggled every day for a …
This year, a total of 367,187 Swiss francs have been allocated to 13 projects in Albania, Belgium, Burundi, Eswatini, Fiji, Guinea, Honduras, Indonesia, Paraguay, Sudan, Syria, Thailand and Uruguay. …
Under international humanitarian law (IHL), the remains of people who have died during armed conflict must be managed professionally with dignity and respect. However, in emergency situations, it is …
Within the walls of Naivasha Women's Prison, Mercy* is going about her daily routine of fetching water to prepare lunch for her and her fellow inmates. Mercy, like many others in the prison, has …
The Darien jungle, known as the Darien gap, is the only land connection between Central and South America. It has become known as one of the most dangerous migratory routes in the world. Darién, …
Bangui/Geneva (ICRC) - The ICRC, in accordance with its mandate and acting as a neutral intermediary, handed over on Wednesday 19 members of the Central African Armed Forces (FACA) who were captured …
Over a decade on, millions of people across Syria continue to bear the brunt of a conflict compounded by several crises. Not only lives have been lost, families shattered, and homes destroyed, but …
The aftermath of conflict continues to inflict harm on civilians, even long after hostilities have ended. Deadly weapon contamination by unexploded munitions is wreaking havoc on communities around …
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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.
