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ICRC in 2024: Upholding humanity in conflict
… often in blatant disregard of the rules of international humanitarian law (IHL). These violations strip individuals …
Egypt: Completion of the Regional Arabic course on International Humanitarian Law in Sharm El-Sheikh
… 15-12-2024 Cairo (ICRC) – The renowned International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Regional Arabic Course successfully …
Syria: What is the ICRC's contribution in the search for missing people?
… as well as civil society organizations and international actors. Through it all, the ICRC … in full respect with applicable international humanitarian law (IHL) and human rights law obligations. …
China: Humanitarian and development actors must collaborate to restore people's dignity in protracted crises
… during a sub-forum jointly organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross … on December 11, 2024 in Beijing. Titled as Humanitarian Action and Development … in support of international humanitarian law (IHL). “The way wars are fought has a …
Bangladesh: Hopeful embrace ends eight years of despair as Mariam is reunited with her husband
… together with her sons and her elderly in-laws, finding temporary shelter in the refugee … This is when he reached out to the International Committee of the Red Cross … law students advocating for international humanitarian law Bangladesh: How Amputee …
Evaluation of the ICRC Learning Culture
… evaluation of the learning culture of the International Committee of the Red Cross … in promoting core aspects of the ICRC’s humanitarian mission: (i) organisational … promoting International Humanitarian Law (IHL), providing essential humanitarian …
ICRC: "We have the chance to improve the lives of millions"
… on strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of … rebuild it. In the Pact for the Future, the international community committed to protect … interpretation of international humanitarian law rules and obligations we are witnessing …
Syria: ICRC is calling for safe humanitarian access and protection of civilians
… delegation in Syria Stephan Sakalian on the humanitarian situation: Damascus (ICRC) — Our … the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC). The International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) is … obligations under international humanitarian law. Since 1967, the ICRC has served …
Brazil: Meeting discusses protection challenges amid armed violence in north-east
… Brazilian states. Discussions focused on the humanitarian consequences of the armed … Rights Defenders and a Preliminary Draft Law were to be presented. The director of … Rights Defenders and a Preliminary Draft Law were to be presented. Felipe Biasoli, …
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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.
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.