In Somalia nature and years of conflict have conspired to restrict the people's access to water, the very essence of life. To ease their suffering, the ICRC endeavours to provide water to detainees …
20-03-2015 The Ebola epidemic in West Africa, which has affected thousands of people and left deep scars on whole communities and countries, was confirmed one year ago. The International Red Cross …
Statement Address to the 58th Session of the Commission of Narcotic Drugs Joint position of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and of the International Committee of …
Oleksandrivka, near Donetsk, Ukraine, 24 February 2015. A badly damaged house. The village of Oleksandrivka, south-west of Donetsk, has suffered severely from repeated shelling. Attacks on …
22-03-2015 The second regional conference on health care in detention organized by the ICRC started today in Amman, attended by representatives of medical associations from nine Middle Eastern and …
Kompienga province, Burkina Faso, February 2015. Homes and barns were set fire to in January. Some people have since had to sleep out in the open, without any real means of subsistence. CC BY-NC-ND / …
In the heart of Sabah, 120 children recently learnt valuable lessons on good health and hygiene practices as part of an ICRC initiated project at St Theresa School, Penampang. Taking into …
A handbook for parliamentarians and other civilian authorities titled "Promoting Respect for International Humanitarian Law in Nepal" was launched in Kathmandu on 16 March at a ceremony organized by …
In Central African Republic, children fleeing violence have been displaced to the interior of the country or have taken refuge in neighbouring countries. This is what happened to Fabrice, who …
Tuberculosis, a curable but potentially fatal disease if not treated correctly, is rapidly spreading worldwide – reaching alarmingly high levels in a number of locations. In particular, the rate 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.
