The Regional Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) for Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay is headquartered in Brasília, with offices in Fortaleza (CE), São …
What does IHL say about occupation law and when is a territory considered occupied? The numerous rules of international humanitarian law (IHL) that seek to protect civilians, most prominently in the …
Statement by Mirjana Spoljaric, President, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Mr. Chairman, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Over five decades ago, the drafters of the NPT …
This review of the Physical Rehabilitation Programme’s worldwide activities in 2023 provides an illustrated, region-by-region overview of how the ICRC helps people with disabilities, victims of armed …
For years, the Mirwais Regional Hospital (MRH) in Kandahar grappled with unreliable electricity supply, significantly hindering its ability to function as a critical health care hub for over a …
In a year beset with overlapping crises and humanitarian needs of unprecedented scale, the ICRC’s mandate and mission remained as relevant as ever. An operating environment of vast humanitarian needs …
This template has been developed to help colleagues involved in restoring family links (RFL) and protecting family links (PFL) develop contingency plans based on the needs of the separated, missing, …
This guide has been developed to help staff working on restoring family links (RFL) and protecting family links (PFL) develop contingency plans based on the needs of the separated, the missing, the …
Geneva (ICRC) -- Present in the region since 1967, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) considers the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, as well as the Gaza Strip, which constitute …
19-07-2024 Kyiv (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) completed the repair of two dams that will ensure water supply to more than 70,000 people in northeast Ukraine last …
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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.
