This document provides the Islamic law perspective to a concise set of international humanitarian law (IHL) rules that non-state armed groups must respect and should integrate into their operational …
For millions of Syrians, life in a country strained by consequences of years of conflict and affected by natural disasters and emergencies, remains a daily struggle. While clashes ebb and flow, …
In today’s most volatile conflicts - from the Middle East to Eastern Europe and Central Africa - it is civilians who, almost without exception, pay the heaviest price. Conflict for civilians means …
It is with enormous sadness that we announce the death of another ICRC colleague in Gaza. Mahmoud Barakeh , who worked supporting logistics at the Red Cross Field Hospital in Rafah, was killed on …
24-06-2025 The armed conflicts in Ethiopia’s two most populous regions, Amhara and Oromia, and the lasting effects of the 2020-2022 war in Tigray, have severely affected incomes and agricultural …
As the world grapples with increasing instability and the intensification of armed conflicts, humanitarian consequences are becoming more severe and protracted. Civilians are bearing the brunt of …
The following is a statement attributable to ICRC president Mirjana Spoljaric on the escalation of major military operations in the Middle East Geneva (ICRC) — The intensification and spread of major …
The 2025 Humanitarian Visa d’or award from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been awarded to Palestinian photojournalist Saher Alghorra for his powerful reporting from the Gaza …
Intersessional Meetings, 20 June 2025 This statement is delivered on behalf of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent …
The following remarks were delivered by ICRC president Mirjana Spoljaric at the 2025 ECOSOC humanitarian affairs segment at the Palais des Nations in Geneva on 19 June 2025. President Spoljaric spoke …
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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.
