Maintaining a high standard of sanitation is a crucial role in hospitals, and one that often goes unnoticed. The team responsible for performing this task works around the clock all year round to …
Why do identities get digitalized? What benefits can this bring to people affected by conflicts and natural disasters? And how are humanitarian organizations safeguarding their identities? Building …
The First Convention is a foundational text of international humanitarian law. It contains the essential rules on the protection of the wounded and sick, those assigned to their care, and the red …
The families of missing persons don’t just live with the constant uncertainty of whether their loved ones are dead or alive, but they also face multiple challenges on all fronts. To make their lives …
Four years after the violence ended, the once burgeoning city of Mosul still bears the scars of the fighting, with deserted neighbourhoods and ruins as far as the eye can see. The old city on the …
Responsible choices about the future of warfare are needed, including clear and legally binding boundaries to prohibit autonomous weapons systems that are unpredictable or designed to target humans, …
Jakarta – Vice-president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Dr Gilles Carbonnier paid an official visit to Jakarta from 7 - 8 December 2021. He also attended the 14th Bali …
General Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross — Geneva, 9 December 2021 Mr. President, In many parts of the world, explosive remnants of war (ERW) continue to kill and maim …
ICRC planted 63 saplings in memory of those missing since the 1990s conflict in former Yugoslavia Belgrade (ICRC) — The Belgrade delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), …
Artworks on display dedicated to missing people, victims of wars in former Yugoslavia Belgrade (ICRC) - An art exhibition entitled Captured Time, organized by the International Committee of the Red …
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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.
