Darien, Panama . In the first six months of 2023, more than 200,000 people crossed the Darien Gap, a jungle that lies between Colombia and Panama; more than 60 migrants died in the attempt according …
25-07-2023 Despite persistent efforts, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is not currently able to bring humanitarian assistance to the civilian population through the Lachin …
24-07-2023 Between 2021 and 2022, as part of the Cooperation Agreement between the Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the Emergency Department …
Artificial intelligence (AI) has received a great deal of attention in recent months with the growth of chatbots such as ChatGPT. But less attention has been paid to how AI could be used in conflicts …
Since fighting ended in the conflict in northern Ethiopia, significant progress has been made on the humanitarian front. Unfortunately, millions of people across the country continue to face dire …
To discuss the legal implications of cyber warfare and the application of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) in cyberspace, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Pakistan and the …
Even wars have rules. What does that mean? It means: You do not attack civilians. You limit as much as you can the impact of your warfare on women and children, as well as on other civilians. You …
Geneva (ICRC) – The remains of 13 people missing in connection with the armed conflict of 1992–1993 in Abkhazia were identified and handed over to their families on 19 July with the help of the …
From the devastating Türkiye-Syria earthquake to the international armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the eruption of fighting in Sudan, the first half of 2023 saw humanitarian needs …
In the event of armed conflict and other situations of violence, detainees are acutely vulnerable to forced disappearance, extrajudicial killing, torture and ill treatment, inhumane material …
Try one of the following resources:
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.
