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Armenia/Azerbaijan: Civilian population, whether leaving or staying, must be protected

… population movements are taking place, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) … on authorities to respect international humanitarian law and other applicable law. Any safe passage …

News release

Air and naval warfare

… covered by the basic rules and principles of international humanitarian law, wherever the theatre of operations might …

Law and policy topic

Cotabato Facts and Figures 2016

… The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) … opened an office in Cotabato City due to the humanitarian needs in this area. At present, … or workshops on international humanitarian law (IHL) and humanitarian principles in armed …

Report

Somalia: Facts and figures for 2019

… Red Crescent Society (SRCS) to respond to humanitarian needs by providing emergency food … visits places of detention, and promotes international humanitarian law (IHL) among relevant authorities and …

Article

Russia-Ukraine: Overview of the ICRC’s response two years after the escalation of the armed conflict

… in Donetsk and Luhansk with important humanitarian consequences including people … or missing. Since 24 February 2022, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) … compliance with international humanitarian law is another essential part of our response, …

Law and policy topic

The endurance of the Geneva Conventions shows us what is possible

… on, we must ask ourselves: where can the international community ensure greater … For we know that when international humanitarian law is respected lives are saved, hospitals and …

Statement

Cyber operations create additional risks for people’s security and well-being

… Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross … conducted in disregard of international humanitarian law.    Second, we are deeply concerned about …

Statement

Migrants: Vulnerabilities & Protection

… 12.2017 Conference jointly organised by the International Committee of the Red Cross and … Dr Helen Durham | Director of International Law and Policy International Committee of the … for Refugees Hugo Slim | Head of Policy and Humanitarian Diplomacy International Committee …

Report

War and the Children Left Behind

… existing legal frameworks – in particular international humanitarian law (IHL) and international human rights law

Event

Webinar: Conflict-related sexual violence and Buddhist principles

… series on the Interface between Buddhism and International Humanitarian Law (IHL) , the Transnational Network of …

Event

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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.