The ICRC has visited people deprived of their freedom, and performed humanitarian work on their behalf, since 1870. At first, in accordance with international humanitarian law, the organization's …
Ebola is still a painful part of life in Guinea. There has been progress on prevention, safe burials and treatment, but new cases are still occurring in both countries. Apart from the often fatal …
18-03-2015 Khartoum (ICRC) – Today the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is asking donors for an additional 25 million Swiss francs (about 26 million dollars), in addition to the five …
Foday Galah is an ambulance driver – and an Ebola survivor. He picked up Ebola because his protective clothing was slightly open when he collected a seriously-ill patient. With the money he received …
Hundreds of people in the Central African Republic have no news of their loved ones following the conflict and other armed violence in the country. The ICRC, working closely with the Central African …
Amy Subha is a nurse – and an Ebola survivor. She became infected while caring for an Ebola patient who was giving birth. Amy faced rejection from all around her, including her partner. With the …
The ICRC is engaged in a major construction project – a centre for the treatment of prison inmates with tuberculosis. Katja Lorenz, head of the ICRC delegation in Kyrgyzstan, talks about this …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), together with the Belarusian Ministry of Justice, will be holding a Regional Seminar on Implementation of International Humanitarian Law in Minsk …
Tonia Kollie is a mother of two – and an Ebola survivor. She caught Ebola from her sister's baby, who caught it from her sister, who in turn caught Ebola from the midwife who delivered her baby. With …
Hundreds of thousands of people in Sudan still face great hardship, particularly in the conflict-stricken Darfur region. In the past four months, since the suspension of its work was lifted, the ICRC …
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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.
