As Colombians look towards the prospect of peace, violence continues in many parts of the country. Thousands of people have turned to the ICRC for emergency relief. In places like Las Mercedes, Norte …
24-06-2015 Sana'a (ICRC) – An International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) ship carrying 1,000 tonnes of food and three large generators has docked at Hodeidah port, in Yemen. The Stella di Mare …
24-06-2015 Kigali (ICRC) – A three-day regional seminar on health care in detention gets under way today in Kigali, organized by the ICRC. The seminar is an opportunity to make improvements in this …
The ICRC eLibrary is an application for Android and iOS tablets that lets you read and download selected ICRC publications. Features: Publications in up to eight languages Support for PDF and HTML5 …
Helen Durham, former human rights lawyer and head of International Law and Policy at the ICRC, has learnt that even in the worst conflicts, basic human values can prevail. In this passionate talk at …
Madagascar's Department of State for the Gendarmerie and the ICRC signed a memorandum of understanding on 13 May 2015 at a ceremony at the offices of the ICRC regional delegation for the Indian …
Benny Balmediano used to reprimand his eldest son, Bryan, for spending more time with the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) than with his family. Little did Benny know that his son was helping to save …
23-06-2015 Geneva (ICRC) – The Assembly of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), has appointed Béatrice Speiser as its newest member. This brings the membership of the Committee to 19. …
23-06-2015 The ICRC and the NPC launched today the Young Humanitarian Writers Competition, in commemoration of the battle of Solferino on 24 June 1859. It was this battle that led to the birth of the …
Fighting has forced thousands of Syrian refugees to take refuge in Iraq. After a long journey, they have finally found a safe place where they can perhaps start to earn a living again. In this video, …
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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.
