PILLAGE IS PROHIBITED. ATTACKING, LOOTING AND PILLAGING OF PROPERTY WAS A VIOLATION OF DIGNITY. -- The Tallensi considered attacking, looting and pillaging of civilian property a violation of their …
International humanitarian law is the set of rules which, in times of war, protect those who are not, or no longer, taking an active part in hostilities, and limit the choice of methods and means …
Religions, traditions and cultural practices influence the ways in which human remains are managed. In Islam, human dignity is a right given by God to all people, who are referred to in the Qur’an as …
23-04-2021 Bogotá (ICRC) – The vice-president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Gilles Carbonnier, reaffirmed the organization's commitment to the people and communities of …
Fact sheet explaining what it means to implement international humanitarian law at the national level, whose responsibility it is to do so, what general measures must be adopted and how this can be …
In 2020, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) supported 63,333 households (approx. 380,000 people) across pre-selected priority areas in nine out of 10 states in South Sudan, reliant …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been working tirelessly to address the issue of violence against health-care workers, health-care facilities, medical transport and patients in …
Throughout 2020, the social and economic crisis in Venezuela continued to take its toll on the most vulnerable part of the population, who had to not only endure a context riddled with violence and a …
We introduce the infographics for our 2020 operational facts and figure with remarks from our immediate past Head of Delegation (December 2016- January 2021), Eloi Fillion: "As the Head of …
10-03-2021 Geneva (ICRC) – As the crisis in Syria moves into its second decade, a survey commissioned by the International Committee of the Red Cross highlights the heavy price paid by young Syrians. …
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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.
