It has been three decades since Srebrenica, a small town in eastern Bosnia, became a lasting symbol of profound tragedy and enduring sorrow. In July 1995, a total of 8,372 people were killed and …
From 8 to 9 July, the Director-General of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Pierre Krähenbühl, visited Luxembourg for the Annual Consultations on the Strategic Partnership with the …
Delivered by Noa Schreuer, Legal Advisor, at the 11th substantive session of the Open-Ended Working Group on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies 2020-2025 in New …
As humanitarian needs continued to grow, the ICRC remained steadfast in urging compliance with international humanitarian law and providing assistance where people needed it most. The devastating …
After the escalation of armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine, forensic facilities seeking to manage the deceased with dignity were nearly overwhelmed. To identify those who have died, DNA is …
This review of the Physical Rehabilitation Programme’s worldwide activities in 2024 provides an illustrated, region-by-region overview of how the ICRC helps people with disabilities, victims of armed …
For over 30 years and more, thousands of families across Azerbaijan have wrestled with one question: “where is my loved one?” Since the early 1990s, the International Committee of the Red Cross …
On July 4, 2025, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Institute of International Relations at Tsinghua University (TUIIR) co-hosted a panel on “Challenges and Opportunities of …
Over the past month, a sharp surge in mass casualty incidents linked to aid distribution sites has overwhelmed Gaza’s shattered healthcare system, pushing its already-diminished capacity past its …
We are shocked that this morning an ICRC staff member was wounded by a stray bullet while on duty at the Red Cross Field Hospital in Rafah. Field hospital staff immediately took action to stabilize …
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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.
