27-01-2025 Port Sudan (ICRC) — The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is deeply alarmed by the recent surge in attacks on critical civilian infrastructure in Sudan. Attacks on power …
27-01-2025 Today we honour the memory of the millions who suffered and perished during one of humanity’s darkest chapters. On the 80th commemoration of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration …
This report reflects on the past, documents the evolution of forensic activities, pays tribute to the remarkable individuals who have been part of this journey, and affirms our collective …
25-01-2025 Jerusalem (ICRC) –The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) facilitated the second phase of release operations, reuniting more families as part of the agreement reached by the …
25-01-2025 Geneva/Sanaa (ICRC) –Today 153 conflict-related detainees were released in Sana’a. This unilateral release was supported by an ICRC team, following a request from the National Committee …
With the escalation of violence in Israel, and the occupied Palestinian territory of Gaza and West Bank, including East Jerusalem, there has been a proliferation of dehumanizing language and of false …
24-01-2025 Manila (ICRC) –The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is aware of reports that the Philippine government has confirmed the release of the 17 Filipino seafarers who were held …
The year 2024 marked the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the four Geneva Conventions. The Geneva Conventions, as the main part of international humanitarian law, are set of laws that try to …
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20-01-2025 Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) facilitated the release and transfer of three hostages out of Gaza to Israel, and 90 Palestinian detainees from Israel …
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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.
