On both sides of the line of contact in eastern Ukraine, mines and explosive remnants of war lie in wait for unsuspecting passers-by. Both weapons bearers and civilians, including children, are being …
During the Ebola epidemic in Guinea, there were incidents of violence against health-care personnel who were trying to tackle the disease. The Red Cross Society of Guinea, which was actively involved …
How can we protect hospitals, health care workers and patients from attacks? The June Newsletter of the Health Care in Danger project brings you interesting examples of measures to prevent violence …
24-07-2015 Geneva/Sana'a (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is alarmed by the recent spike in hostilities, including intense ground fighting, which has increased the …
What are the most common forms of violence, actual and threatened, against health care in armed conflicts and other emergencies? And what are their consequences for people, health-care facilities and …
The impact of violence on health-care workers was a central topic at the 20th Inter-American Conference of the Red Cross in Houston, Texas, in the United States. Similarly, other events and workshops …
Nget Chaung II IDP camp Pauktaw township, Rakhine State, Myanmar Families living in camps and isolated villages lack access to cooking fuel. To cook their meals, families use pieces broken off their …
Should the ICRC be talking to religious circles and, if so, how can the organization do so without compromising its neutral humanitarian mission? From Iraq to the Vatican, from Mexico to Jerusalem, …
On 30 June, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement – North (SPLM-N) signed the ' Geneva Call 's' Deed of Commitment for the Protection of Children, which aims to reduce the effects of armed conflict …
Since the beginning of 2015 the ICRC and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC), working according to the principles of neutrality and impartiality, have assisted close to two million people, mostly the …
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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.
Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.
