“It was my dream to become a footballer, but it was impossible with one leg,” said Sumaiya Akter, whose world turned upside down after she lost her leg in a road accident. It felt like an ending for …
The reality of life for civilians in Gaza is increasingly dire. Families are suffering from severe shortages of food, safe water, medical supplies, and shelter. Continuing violence has led to …
2024 marked the 75th anniversary of the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 , the foundational treaties of IHL that exist to prevent some of armed conflicts’ worst consequences and to preserve a …
The health needs of the Afghanistan population are provided mainly be the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), with international support. The Afghan Red Cross Society (ARCS) also manages many health …
Prison overcrowding is still rife in Africa. According to a specialist institute, African prisons have an occupancy rate of 170%, which leads to many problems, such as poor hygiene conditions, …
Delivered by Kosuke Onishi, Legal Advisor, on the status of the Protocols additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and relating to the protection of victims of armed conflicts, 6 November 2024, …
06-11-2024 Port Sudan (ICRC) – The President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Mirjana Spoljaric concluded today a visit to Sudan that focused on advancing efforts to address the …
ICRC policy on gender, diversity and inclusion. The policy affirms the ICRC’s commitment to gender equality and non-discrimination. It provides an umbrella framework for gender, diversity and …
05-11-2024 Riyadh (ICRC) – The President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Mirjana Spoljaric, has concluded a two-day visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The trip was an …
31-10-2024 Geneva, 31 October (ICRC/IFRC) The Red Cross and Red Crescent International Conference has concluded today with the endorsement of five key resolutions, aimed at advancing humanitarian …
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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.
