Statement Statement given by Tilman Rodenhauser, ICRC’s legal advisor, at the Fourth substantive meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group on security of and in the use of information and …
After more than a decade of conflict, thousands of families are missing loved ones across northeast Nigeria. Many have never given up hope. Now, some are seeking to help others. "A missing person is …
08-03-2023 Beijing (ICRC) ----The 21st Red Cross International Humanitarian Law Moot for Asia-Pacific Region opens today in Hong Kong, China. The four-day event is jointly organized by Regional …
Speech given by Mirjana Spoljaric, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross. UNSC Open Debate. 7 March 2023 Madam President, I thank the Republic of Mozambique for convening this …
Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross at the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) – Group of governmental experts on lethal autonomous weapons systems – 6 to 10 March …
As we are commencing 2023, we are excited to share with you some snapshots of our achievements in 2022 and to continue the journey forward with our local partners, mainly the JRCS, besides other …
They say “knitters ain’t quitters”; and that certainly fits Dina’s defiance towards difficult circumstances Ever since she was a teenager, Dina's passion for knitting burned bright within her. …
In this series of short papers, the ICRC presents its views on how and when IHL – and especially its principles of humanity, necessity, distinction, and proportionality – apply to the use of …
Stories from Asia-Pacific to mark International Women’s Day 2023 challenge stereotypes and celebrate inclusion. Bangladesh: Taking inspiration from her patients' strength For Anita Rani Sarker , an …
As the world eased into the new normal in 2022, we carried out more humanitarian activities in the Philippines to support those in need of aid. Long-running armed conflicts in the Philippines leave a …
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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.
