In times of war, religious leaders can play a vital role in strengthening respect for human dignity, especially in times of protracted conflicts and polarization. International Humanitarian Law …
Geneva (ICRC)–"Families of those who have died in armed conflict are entitled to have their loved ones identified – this is a requirement under international humanitarian law," said Laurent Corbaz, …
Merima Musa is a mother of five children whose farm fields were in danger of lying empty. The family, already buffeted by the effects of both repeated poor rains and intercommunal clashes, had …
Speech delivered by ICRC President Peter Maurer to the 1st Annual Grand Bargain Meeting, 20 June 2017, Geneva The one-year anniversary of the Grand Bargain is a time to take stock and look at next …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) and HERE-Geneva are convening a panel of experts that will look at the ways in which humanitarian …
19-06-2017 Geneva/Baghdad –The ICRC is alarmed by the situation of tens of thousands of civilians trapped in Mosul as military operations intensify in the densely populated old town. Civilians in …
During an incident, police and military officers are often the first to arrive at the scene. Equipping the first responders with first aid skills would enable them to provide immediate help to the …
Sexual violence continues to be widespread in armed conflict and other situations of violence. As a response, the ICRC remains committed to strengthening its efforts to prevent sexual violence and …
Damascus/Geneva (ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) strongly condemns an attack on Saturday against a humanitarian convoy on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria that wounded a …
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (ICRC) - Twenty-eight members of the Addis Ababa police force received first-aid training to give them the skills needed to save lives in emergency situations. The five-day …
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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.
