A lump on the forehead of Jose* developed soon after he was sent to jail in October 2012. What he thought was a "pimple" deteriorated over time. He has been detained for four years now in Navotas …
Five months after violence disrupted humanitarian operations in Rakhine state, the ICRC has restarted a full range of activities there for the Muslim and ethnic Rakhine communities alike. "The Muslim …
After a life-changing injury, physical rehabilitation is the key to a full and independent life. Helping those wounded in armed conflict to recover functioning and live a full life. Bringing …
Delivered by Noa Schreuer, Legal Advisor, at the 11th substantive session of the Open-Ended Working Group on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies 2020-2025 in New …
… faced an uncertain future since losing their jobs in March, when the clothing factories in …
Pediatric ward of Mirwais Hospital in Kandahar, Afghanistan Nasir Ahmad, 5 years old, has thalassemia. He is getting ready for his regular blood transfusion, which he needs every five weeks. …
The ICRC runs first-aid courses for taxi drivers in Afghanistan who transport casualties of the fighting to hospital. Their action is saving lives, according to local doctors. Zamaryalai is a …
Humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity and universality: these are the Fundamental Principles that guide and define our work. The seven Fundamental Principles …
Ukraine: Learning to walk again In eastern Ukraine, a partnership with local health authorities seeks to help people who need physical rehabilitation support to participate fully in society. "By …
"I get really sad when I think about the hardest things about my job. It's never easy recovering a dead body, especially if it's a child, but the chance to give family members some peace of mind is …
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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.
