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Winners of the Fourth Arabic writing competition on Tackling COVID - 19

… The International Committee of the Red Cross, … COVID - 19: Pandemics and International Humanitarian Law”. After reviewing 40 research papers from …

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Red Cross Red Crescent denounces recent violence against its volunteers and staff

… 04-03-2015 The International Red Cross and Red Crescent … red crescent emblems, which international law recognizes as visible signs of humanity and … in wartime and peacetime alike. As humanitarian workers displaying these emblems, …

News release

Malaysia: 15th national IHL moot court competition

… partnered with local university to organise International Humanitarian Law moot court competition where students must …

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75th Anniversary of Geneva Conventions reaffirms relevance, calls for States to recommit

… The International Committee of the Red Cross and … the cornerstone of international humanitarian law (IHL) that protects people who are not …

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Diplomatic event in Beijing to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions

Internal conflicts or other situations of violence – what is the difference for victims?

… is characterized will determine what law is applicable. In a non-international armed conflict – or internal conflict – international humanitarian law applies. This body of law aims …

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Harnessing the potential of AI to uncover patterns of violence

… series of twelve projects of the Engineering Humanitarian Action (EHA) initiative launched … fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and the International Committee of the Red Cross … accordance with International Humanitarian Law (IHL). Uncovering patterns of violence will …

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70 years of the Geneva Conventions: South Asia – Milestones

… the four Geneva Conventions of 1949. As the International Committee of the Red Cross, we … the everyday achievements of international humanitarian law – a wounded person allowed through a …

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Frequently asked questions: The ICRC's work in Iran

… The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) … in the fields of promoting international humanitarian law, helping people reestablish contact with …

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ICRC flad and blue sky

Amnesties and IHL: Purpose and Scope

… and peace, one of which is amnesties. International humanitarian law (IHL) contains rules pertaining to the …

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Obligations in terms of penal repression - Factsheet

International humanitarian law (IHL) is the set of rules designed to … in this factsheet. . ADVISORY SERVICE ON INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW

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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.