Bosnia and Herzegovina: A legacy of war
Landmines and other "explosive remnants of war" continue to cause major problems in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Most of these devices have been here since the 1993-1995 war in the former Yugoslavia. They …
Landmines and other "explosive remnants of war" continue to cause major problems in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Most of these devices have been here since the 1993-1995 war in the former Yugoslavia. They …
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement Well over one third of Syria's pre-conflict population of 22 million is living in hard to reach and besieged areas or has sought refuge elsewhere in …
By working closely with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) every day, the ICRC has been assisting millions of people in Syria since the onset of the conflict four years ago. ICRC provided SARC with …
With at least another five years of intense humanitarian activity ahead, the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement needs long-term support to increase its activities Statement of the President of the …
31-03-2015 Sana'a/Geneva – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Tuesday called for the urgent removal of obstacles to the delivery to Yemen of vital medical supplies needed to treat …
Geneva / Damascus / Sana'a / Bamako – The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is shocked and saddened by three unconnected attacks that took place yesterday against teams performing …
It's been months since U Maung Haw lost the foot of his prosthetic leg. A guard in a remote rubber plantation, U Maung Haw couldn't get leave approved to travel to the Hpa-An Orthopaedic …
28-29 March 2015, Dhaka: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) organized a seminar of more than 100 Islamic law experts and academics on respect for the dead from the perspective of …
When dark began to fall, I went to see where my family was. I found 27 people dead, but the bodies of my daughter and my grandchildren weren't there. I felt that my family had been wiped out. [...] I …
Every year, mines and unexploded munitions kill and maim thousands of people around the world. Today, it is the people of eastern Ukraine who face this hazard. Unexploded munitions come in different …
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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.