In 2024, communities in Afghanistan continued to face a dire situation marked by persistent economic challenges, natural disasters and the consequences of decades of armed conflict. International …
30-12-2024 Geneva (ICRC) – Repeated hostilities in and around hospitals have obliterated the health-care system in northern Gaza, putting civilians at an unacceptably grave risk of going without …
To mark the 75th anniversary of the four Geneva Conventions, the ICRC in Myanmar, together with the Embassy of Switzerland and the Embassy of Italy in Yangon, organized an exhibition at the end of …
The 11th National round of the Henri Dunant Memorial Moot Court Competition (a simulation of the International Criminal Court) was jointly held by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) …
“I didn’t just love my husband, I loved him deeply and felt very safe when he was by my side. Now, despite being surrounded by relatives, friends and parents, I feel lonely. I never felt this way …
9 May – 9 December 2024 Killed in line of duty On 4 December 2024, the Movement lost Alaa Al-Derawi, a staff member of the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) was shot and killed on a return trip …
24-12-2024 Colombo, ICRC - The first National Conference for the Families of Missing Persons in Sri Lanka took place on 12-13 December 2024 in Colombo. Facilitated by the International Committee of …
In the aftermath of armed conflict, meeting the diverse needs of those affected by incidents related to landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) requires both innovative solutions and sustained …
23.12.2024 The ICRC has regularly offered its services to visit detention facilities in Syria to various parties involved in the conflicts. Since the onset of the armed conflict in 2011 and up until …
On December 17, 2024, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Center for China and Globalization (CCG) jointly released the Chinese version of the report " Protecting Civilians …
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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.
