Clarifying the fate and whereabouts of Missing People from the 1990-1991 Gulf War As a result of the 1990-1991 Gulf War, over 1000 Iraqis, Kuwaitis and third nationals are still unaccounted for. …
In the last week of November, ICRC Warsaw organized a visit to the ICRC’s Central Tracing Agency Bureau for the International Armed Conflict between Russia and Ukraine and ICRC headquarters in Geneva …
01-12-2024 (Cairo - ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Al-Azhar University, one of the world’s oldest institutions of Islamic learning, hosted a seminar on "The …
29-11-2024 On November 28, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Shanghai Media Group (SMG) co-hosted a media workshop in Shanghai, focusing on the urgent issue of crisis reporting …
ICRC (Tehran) – The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), in collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent …
This report aims to capture the discussions and insights gained during the second edition of the Symposium on Cybersecurity and Data Protection in Humanitarian Action, which took place at the …
For many law students, mastering the complexities of international law can feel like an overwhelming challenge. For the participants of the 15th Henry Dunant Memorial Moot Court Competition, however, …
27-11-2024 27 November 2024 Geneva (ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is encouraged that a ceasefire has been agreed that would end the fighting and help bring some hope and …
The Symposium on Cybersecurity and Data Protection in Humanitarian Action will bring together experts from humanitarian organizations, data protection authorities, civil society, governments, the …
Despite clear prohibitions under international humanitarian law (IHL), sexual violence has been recorded in at least 51 countries affected by armed conflict (1). Although often overlooked, …
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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.
