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Frequently asked questions about our action in Ukraine

… As the international armed conflict between Russia and … for people in various places, for people and humanitarian aid.  Where are you working? Bases … by promoting and strengthening humanitarian law and universal humanitarian principles. …

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Quarterly e-newsletter: Venezuela delegation’s activities

… and also develops and maintains constructive humanitarian dialogue with different … reinforce the integration and observance of international humanitarian law (IHL) and international standards on the …

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Humanity after life: Respecting and Protecting the Dead

… must be identified. Lack of respect for international and domestic obligations and poor … and prolongs their suffering. International humanitarian law (IHL) is a set of rules that applies in …

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South Sudan: Talking about prisoners of war

… According to the International Humanitarian Law (IHL), a prisoner of war (PoW) is generally …

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Updated Commentary on the Second Geneva Convention for Warfare at Sea

… offered the Commentaries' perspective on key humanitarian issues while showing their … Conventions of 1949 form the foundation of international humanitarian law and provide a framework setting out the …

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How to avoid civilian harm during military cyber operations

… The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) … these and many more questions, on ICRC's Humanitarian Law & Policy blog . During the event, Laurent …

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Nuclear weapons

… the only use of nuclear weapons in 1945, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent … the principles and rules of international humanitarian law, the Movement is working towards their …

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The explosion of the hydrogen bomb in World War II.

Updated Commentary on the Second Geneva Convention

… This livestreamed event will discuss how international humanitarian law (IHL) protects wounded, sick and …

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Indonesia and Timor-Leste: Facts and figures, January–September 2016

… remote parts of Indonesia, promoting IHL and law-enforcement standards, maintaining a dialogue on humanitarian topics across South-East Asia and … / ICRC / Ursula Langouran Contextualized international humanitarian law The ICRC …

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Mali: Arabic IHL library given to Université privée du Sahel

… but also to promote and broadcast the international humanitarian law. We organize different activities, …

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ICRC library

Created in 1863, the ICRC library, alongside the ICRC archives, provides an indispensable documentary reference on the organization itself and international humanitarian law.

IHL treaties

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 IHL

Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.