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Protected persons

… International humanitarian law protects a wide range of people and … civilians and civilian objects. Video International humanitarian law sets out what …

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ICRC prisoner release and transport.

Health

… care, including life-saving treatment. At the International Committee of the Red Cross … and dignity of detainees. Read more What the law says about health care and war Search for, … Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked against Pillage Humanitarian Law and Policy: Health care …

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An ICRC medical staff member assists an elderly woman on a stretcher during an emergency situation.

Helping detainees

… their capture and detention may differ, the humanitarian needs of detainees are universal. … and their Additional Protocols, we at the International Committee of the Red Cross … they detain. Under international humanitarian law, torture and ill-treatment are strictly …

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An ICRC employee speaking with detainees at the San Salvador, Cojutepeque Penal Centre.

Cultural property

… The law protects cultural property during armed … cultural property: Q&A Cultural property and international humanitarian law Cultural property is …

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The Sankoré mosque in Timbuktu, Mali.

Our Fundamental Principles

… framework that underpin the work of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent … They are at the heart of the Movement’s humanitarian activities to help people in need … of their governments and subject to the laws of their respective countries, must …

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In Tovuz, the ICRC and the Red Crescent Society of Azerbaijan organize sessions to teach people about risk awareness and safe behaviour

Explosive remnants of war

… – left behind after a conflict. In 2003, the international community adopted a treaty to … Explosive remnants of war and international humanitarian law When an armed conflict ends, the …

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ICRC explosive ordnance disposal staff inspect an unexploded ordnance near a military checkpoint in Amara, Libya.

Responding to sexual violence

… of violence linked to other violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law. When …

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An ICRC employee visits a beneficiary at her home, where she recounts her experience and discusses her depression after her husband's death.

Funds and medals

… promote and develop the activities of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement promote international humanitarian law recognize the merits of individuals who …

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Her Majesty Empress Michiko delivers a congratulatory address to Saita, who is about to receive the Florence Nightingale Award, in Japan.

Protected persons: Civilians

… armed conflict is therefore a cornerstone of international humanitarian law (IHL). IHL also provides additional …

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Internally displaced people have taken refuge in a school used as a makeshift camp in Kanyaruchinya, Congo.

Our history

… we have worked to help, protect and provide humanitarian assistance to people affected by … the Geneva Conventions and the birth of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent … the development of international humanitarian law and promoting respect for it by …

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Humanitarian goods being delivered in Yemen in the 1960s.

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ICRC library

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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IHL treaties

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 IHL

Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.

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