… Project The Central Tracing Agency of the International Committee of the Red Cross … definition of a “migrant” under international law. the ICRC considers migrants to be all … who may be in distress and need protection or humanitarian assistance. Migrants may be …
… family links, visited detainees and promoted international humanitarian law. Many of our activities were carried out …
… Peshawar, a research report compiled by the International Committee of the Red Cross … regulations, increased coordination with law enforcement agencies and better community … of the Red Cross (ICRC) has engaged in humanitarian diplomacy with States, …
… the aim of encouraging a strategic shift from humanitarian assistance to development. It … from FHM and CONADIS attended an international congress in El Salvador in … requirements as stipulated by Swiss law. We conducted our examination in …
… initiative (MEI) programme of the International Committee of the Red Cross … on their backs, they relied on aid from humanitarian organizations and the government … that she had learned the skill from her in-laws who used to own a bakery. It was one way …
… In the first half of 2025, the International Committee of the Red Cross … Society (ARCS). The ICRC responded to humanitarian challenges across Afghanistan by … and the use of force and firearms by law enforcement officials. OPERATIONAL …
… prohibited or otherwise limited by international law (contrary to weapons such as landmines and … threat of attack. Under international humanitarian law, the prohibition of …
… of 3218 missing persons reported to the International Committee of the Red Cross … As a neutral, independent and impartial humanitarian organization with an … PERSON”? MISSING PERSONS: INTERNATIONAL LAW APPLICABLE IN NEPAL In Nepal, the ICRC …
… Families of missing persons marking the International Day of the Disappeared, … candidates at state faculties of humanities, law and medicine who deal with addressing the … suffering by promoting and strengthening humanitarian law and championing universal …
… his birthday, also known as Nelson Mandela International Day. Mr Mandela was visited … first aid courses and dissemination of basic humanitarian principles, to try to limit the … went beyond the prescribed rules and laws. Things would have progressively worsened …
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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.
