… The latest newsletter from the ICRC delegation in Sri Lanka features a variety of articles, … human rights Assessment of prison health services Red Cross and Red Crescent … Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict, Health Care in Danger, and Migration. The Head of …
… when she was forced to flee the conflict in north-east Nigeria. Despite the advanced … But not enough to survive. Famata has taken care of her two orphaned grandchildren since … be doomed," Samuel Okech, responsible for health programs in Maiduguri for the …
… In Colombia, the presence, use and abandonment … such as water sources, schooling and medical care. There is also a risk of losing … to basic services such as education and health. Hugo Fiz, Former Head of the ICRC …
… is an urgency to rediscover the humanity in one another." From Haiti to Mali, Ukraine … by any means possible. ICRC Haiti: Delivering health care amid growing insecurity The humanitarian …
… Sexual violence is tragically prevalent in many modern conflicts. The ICRC is … in severe physical and psychological health consequences for victims. It is crucial … access to quality and timely medical care within 72 hours to reduce the risk of …
… The reality of Colombians living in the midst of armed conflicts and … to prioritize in their political agendas the care and protection of victims and communities … and impede access to basic services, such as health care and education. Sexual violence is …
… In Armenia, the ICRC focuses on providing … business activities because of their age, health condition or other circumstances. We … the ICRC and the German Red Cross. Health Care medical staff of three hospitals in …
… With this short film #NotATarget the International Committee of the Red Cross … violent acts that obstruct the delivery of health care, damage or destroy facilities and …
… peace has not yet borne the promised fruit in the most vulnerable regions of the country, … and there were 218 acts of aggression against health workers and facilities. These were, … of armed confrontations. Photo: ICRC Health care under threat The institutional response …
… The ever growing needs of the Afghan population suffering … insecurity, lack of access, attacks on health facilities and health workers, are … conflict, by providing basic aid and medical care, improving access to water and …
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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.
