From a distance, it looks like piles upon piles of discoloured rags have been discarded in Yemen’s barren desert landscape. But the ramshackle collection of tents in the troubled country was in fact …
On February 6, Ramez and Maysa’ went to bed in their home in Lattakia with their two children, Khair El-Din and Qamar. The earthquake struck, putting them all in eternal sleep. What remained of them …
Armed groups around the world are important actors in the ICRC's operations. In 2022, the ICRC listed 524 armed groups that are of humanitarian concern globally. These armed groups control or …
15-03-2023 The coordination mechanism comprising Georgian and Abkhaz participants that is seeking to account for 1941 people, who went missing in connection with the 1992-93 armed conflict in …
Armed conflicts around the world continue to claim thousands of lives long after the fighting is over. Their deadly legacy is unexploded ordnance; it poses a daily threat to children on their way to …
There is an air of collective excitement and relief as the school bell rings in Mets Masrik village of Armenia. While for the children the bell announces another day of meeting friends, learning new …
13-03-2023 The armed conflict in North Kivu province between the March 23 Movement (M23) and the Congolese army (FARDC) has intensified, with devastating consequences for civilians. The fighting, …
During armed conflict, the rules of humanity apply even to the treatment of the enemy. These rules are set out in international humanitarian law and summarized in this pocket card for non-state armed …
Designed by a group of Gaza-based law students, developers and innovators, the first version of the IHL Virtual Academy interactive mobile application is now available in Arabic to users on the …
Beijing (ICRC)----On March 11, 2023, the 21st Red Cross International Humanitarian Law Moot Court Competition for the Asia-Pacific Region concluded in Hong Kong, China. After four days of …
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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.
