… to Mirjana Spoljaric, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross … lives and reversing decades of hard-fought humanitarian progress. The International … the integrity of international humanitarian law. This week, states will gather in Geneva …
… cases, ten of whom were transferred to NMC. International humanitarian law requires that medical facilities and …
… 13-06-2025 Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross … urgently calls for respect of international humanitarian law (IHL). Further escalation in a region …
… Armed Forces (LPAF) and experts from the International Committee of the Red Cross … a two-day refresher seminar on international humanitarian law (IHL) in Vientiane, Laos. Organized by …
… speaks to the BBC about the devastating humanitarian situation in Gaza In a recent … unfolding in Gaza. Speaking with BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen, she … of upholding international humanitarian law and ensuring the protection of civilians …
… two expert panels, the ICRC highlighted the humanitarian application of digital … including cybersecurity professionals, lawyers, diplomats, and technology innovators. … Speaking on the panel “National and International Cybersecurity Strategies,” Els …
… demanded the closure of the offices of the International Committee of the Red Cross … staff on the ground and risk preventing humanitarian aid from getting to those who … obligations under international humanitarian law (IHL) and sharing our concerns around how …
… by promoting improved respect for rules of international humanitarian law (IHL) . The way a conflict is fought can …
… The International Committee of the Red Cross … Moot Court Competition on International Humanitarian Law. The national rounds for Bangladesh will …
… hostilities. This is unacceptable. International humanitarian law is clear: the rapid and unimpeded flow 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.
