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Brazil: Seminar marks the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions and promotes international humanitarian law

… seminar to mark the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions of 1949. The event was an … of the importance of complying with the Geneva Conventions and reaffirmed the need for …

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Mesa de Encerramento

‘Awful but lawful’ military tactics are undermining the Geneva Conventions

… Seventy-five years after the creation of the Geneva Conventions, armed conflict today and the rules … that too often the original purpose of the Geneva Conventions is being set aside and the …

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ICRC HQ in Geneva

Philippines: Families of missing people from 2017 Marawi conflict honour loved ones, urge government to provide support and answers

… persons reported missing is enshrined in the Geneva Conventions, to which the Philippine government … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people …

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An emotional participant is comforted by an ICRC staff during one of the workshops. Credits: L. Arada/ICRC

Azerbaijan: Dozens of families received answers they were waiting for

… ones. This right is also enshrined in the Geneva Conventions of 1949. In line with its …

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Mother sharing her missing son's photos

Waiting for news: The ongoing struggle and resilience of families who lost loved ones in the Russia-Ukraine Armed Conflict

… through correspondence under the Geneva Conventions and to await a potential prisoner …

Missing persons must be searched for, their families must receive answers

… we commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, the bedrock of international … that protect victims of war. It is based in Geneva, Switzerland, and works in more than 100 …

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World Humanitarian Day: ICRC President on attacks against aid workers

Call for Applications: The 2024 Essay Competition on the topic “Digitalization of Armed Conflicts”

… were designed to protect and function, the Geneva Conventions can rise to the modern challenges … This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, a moment of recommitment …

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Africa: Cases of missing persons registered with ICRC rise 75 per cent in five years

… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around the …

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Fana Biri posing in front of her home with her children

Jordan: International Day of the Disappeared: Supporting Syrian Families of Missing Persons

… 29-08-2024 Geneva/Amman (ICRC) – The International … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around the …

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Man looking at images on display at Jordan's International Day of the Disappeared conference held in Amman.

International Day of the Disappeared 2024: The challenge of coordinated action in Latin America

… of missing persons and their families. Geneva (ICRC). On 30 August, the International … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around the …

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Una foto de una mujer sosteniendo un retrato está apoyada sobre una silla. A los pies de la silla, unas botas y elementos de trabajo como una pala y un machete.

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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.

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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.

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