By Jordi Raich, head of the ICRC regional delegation for Mexico and Central America Mexico is one of Latin America's largest and most populous and diverse countries. Given the social and cultural …
The high levels of violence in Mexico have serious consequences for the population and disrupt, directly and indirectly, the everyday routines of individuals, families and communities, as described …
The ICRC works in close collaboration with the Mexican Red Cross to mitigate the consequences of violence, increase the National Society’s presence and strengthen the resilience of communities …
The ICRC has seen first-hand the major challenges that Mexico is facing in assisting and protecting the thousands of people forced to flee their homes, leaving everything behind, in search of a …
According to official figures, there are at least 61,637 people missing in Mexico. Every day, public prosecutor’s offices and search commissions receive reports of missing persons or information …
The ICRC endeavours to prevent suffering by promoting and strengthening IHL and universal humanitarian principles. This work involves disseminating and developing IHL and promoting its …
The main purpose of ICRC visits to people deprived of their liberty is to closely monitor the treatment they receive from the time of their arrest, the conditions of detention and compliance with …
In New York city, mass-grave burials have quintupled. In Madrid, a skating rink was used as a morgue. If cities like this are struggling to cope with the COVID-19 death toll, what can we expect in …
When people die during war, disaster or migration, their bodies must be handled respectfully and with dignity. The remains of individuals must be found, recovered and identified to help prevent and …
This document discusses a number of contemporary issues and challenges pertinent to the management of the dead in contemporary armed conflicts and other situations of violence and natural disasters …
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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.
