Port-au-Prince, 20 July 2022 - In the light of recent surges in armed violence in metropolitan Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement reminds everyone that people who are injured or …
Autonomous weapons are not a work of science fiction from a distant dystopian future. They are an immediate cause of humanitarian concern and demand an urgent, international political response. …
This report sets out the facts and figures for the period of January to June 2022. The humanitarian consequences of the armed conflicts and violence afflicting Colombia continue to worsen alarmingly. …
The Annual Report 2021 is an account of the ICRC’s activities throughout the year. It reports back on the ICRC’s efforts to protect the lives and dignity of people affected by armed conflict and …
Decades of armed conflict have left millions of victims in Sudan. Relieving the suffering of the affected communities and advocating for the protection of civilians and those who are not part of the …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in partnership with the Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), will organize the 13th Henry Dunant Memorial Moot Court Competition, Bangladesh …
Rescue operations entail a number of known and unknown risks. Therefore, it is imperative to equip emergency responders with the right technical and analytical skills along with protective equipment …
ICRC statement on International Law in the Third Session of the Open-Ended Working Group on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies 2021-2025. Ambassador Gafoor, …
29-07-2022 (New York) – The rising costs of food staples in armed conflict-affected countries and the dramatic decline of livelihoods for the people of Ukraine were priority topics during a …
Aghmad Gamieldien from Mzanzi Organics explains to the ICRC staff Aghmad Gamieldien, founder of Mzanzi Organics (a small-scale pocket farming organization) teaches ICRC staff and members of …
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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.
