03-09-2024 On 3 September, the Rio Branco Institute in Brasília hosted a seminar to mark the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions of 1949. The event was an opportunity to raise awareness about …
In the first six months of 2024, the situation in Myanmar remains deeply alarming. The surge in intensified armed clashes in both rural and urban areas has led to further deterioration of the …
Guidelines to ensure we treat people with dignity, respect and care when gathering content for public communications Audio file (Audio version) The ICRC: A trusted source The ICRC’s photographs and …
The health-care system in Gaza has collapsed. One of the only reminders of a system is the referrals mechanism between the remaining primary health-care facilities, medical points, field hospitals, …
By Cordula Droege, Chief Legal Officer, International Committee of the Red Cross Opinion: Originally published in Le Temps, 9th August 2024 An airstrike kills dozens of civilians. Rockets obliterate …
ICRC linking separated families back together Every year, millions of people are displaced by armed conflicts, violence, and disasters. Reportedly, Southern Africa hosts millions of vulnerable …
02-09-2024 Manila (ICRC) – To mark the International Day of the Disappeared, over 200 family members of around 170 people who went missing in the 2017 Marawi conflict gathered in Iligan City, Lanao …
30-08-2024 Baku, Azerbaijan - August 30 marks the International Day of the Disappeared (IDOD). Every year, this day is an opportunity to stand in solidarity with the families whose loved ones went …
Two Abkhaz women talk about the last time they saw their family members before they went missing “We had coffee together, our little family tradition. Then he hugged us and left. That was the last …
At the heart of conflict and crisis lies a narrative often untold — the stories of families grappling with the disappearance of their loved ones. The International Day of the Disappeared, observed on …
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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.
