History of the ICRC
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Bangladesh: National and regional media professionals discuss humanitarian reporting
… who gathered in Dhaka, Bangladesh, to discuss humanitarian reporting in emergencies and … faculties and representatives of national and international humanitarian organizations – … violence, promotes international humanitarian law, enhances physical rehabilitation services …
Afghanistan: Facts and figures, July-September 2016
… remind all parties of their obligations under international humanitarian law, to underline the need for them to do all …
Speech by ICRC president to OSCE
… Speech by Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, to … too, is working to continually adapt its humanitarian response on the ground and its … provisions of international humanitarian law position us as a trustworthy and reliable …
Migration: Speech by ICRC president to Council of Europe
… Speech by Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, to … as well as neutral, impartial and independent humanitarian action are important. In this … the shared values of democracy, the rule of law and human rights, fundamental freedoms as …
Peacekeeping operations: ICRC statement to the United Nations, 2016
… global peace – one that is marked by numerous international and non-international armed … essential services, promote the rule of law, handle detainees and ensure that civilian … international law – including international humanitarian law (IHL) where this is …
Rwanda: Law students square up in moot court to promote humanitarian law
… The violations of international humanitarian law (IHL) that were committed during the …
Russia: Conference discusses the human cost of weapons
… The Use of Weapons in Modern Conflicts: Humanitarian Aspects conference was recently … and other institutions of CIS countries, international experts, and civil society … said Karipbek. International Humanitarian Law (IHL) includes a comprehensive body of …
The ICRC in Afghanistan – Overview
… and working to prevent violations of international humanitarian law, visiting detainees and assisting …
Speech by ICRC president at Constitution Hill, Johannesburg, South Africa
… Speech by Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, at … who work tirelessly to promote the laws of war, prevail, to protect humanity … its operation to include responding to the humanitarian needs of many different …
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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.