Updated Commentary brings fresh insights on continued relevance of Geneva Conventions for treatment of prisoners of war On 16 June 2020, the ICRC hosted a webinar to launch the updated Commentary on …
April - June 2020 In March 2020, the ICRC quickly adapted its operations in Nigeria to the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic . It ensured that people affected by the armed conflict continue …
Twenty five years ago, Srebrenica, a small town in eastern Bosnia, was the centre of suffering and sorrow. 11 July is the anniversary of a tragedy that saw 8,372 people killed and many more forced to …
09-07-2020 Countries affected by conflict are also disproportionately impacted by climate change , a double threat that pushes people out of their homes, disrupts food production, cuts off supplies, …
A new ICRC report, When rain turns to dust , explores how countries enduring conflict are disproportionately affected by climate change and climate variability.* Here are seven things you need to …
08-07-2020 When the outbreak of COVID-19 led to a global ceasefire, the fighting in the Sahel region continued unabated. In the Liptako Gourma region, which straddles Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, …
Mandatory reporting is the obligation in certain countries for health care personnel to report cases of sexual or gender-based violence to law enforcement agencies, without requiring the consent of …
Humanity in Action 2015 explains the ICRC's wide-ranging activities and how it spends its money, gives an overview of the impact of ICRC action during the year and introduces some of the people who …
Six students from two universities in Sri Lanka were selected to take part in the Jean-Pictet International humanitarian law (IHL) Competition held in Indonesia in March 2020 and received rave …
Countries affected by armed conflict are disproportionately vulnerable to climate variability and change, because the adaptive capacity of people, systems and institutions already coping with the …
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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.
