23-10-2014 Addis Ababa (ICRC) – The African Union (AU) Commission and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) jointly held a seminar in Addis Ababa on 22 October on the protection of …
Children are suffering immensely in relation to the armed conflict in South Sudan. Boys and girls who are unlawfully recruited, used in hostilities or otherwise associated with armed forces or armed …
State representatives from 16 African countries gathered in Pretoria in September to reflect on the development of the law of war and the continued relevance of the Geneva Conventions. The …
22-10-2014 Islamabad (ICRC) – A two-day international conference on challenges and perspectives of humanitarian action in the light of sharia and international humanitarian law opened today in …
Violence against the sick, the wounded, health-care personnel, health facilities and medical vehicles is an all too common occurrence during conflicts and other emergencies. Topics The laws …
The meeting covered grounds and procedures for internment, and transfers of detainees from one authority to another. This second in-depth meeting examined relevant protections drawn from a variety of …
21-10-2014 Amid the violence that has engulfed Yemen during the past six months, the ICRC has managed to respond to the growing needs of the victims. However, more must be done to ensure that medical …
21-10-2014 Geneva/Kinshasa (ICRC) – Following two deadly attacks that took place in the cities of Béni and Eringeti, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has transferred 14 casualties …
21-10-2014 Bangui (ICRC) – A member of the Central African armed forces, released by the anti-Balakas, has been reunited with his family by staff of the International Committee of the Red Cross …
21-10-2014 Port Moresby (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) applauds the decision of the Autonomous Bougainville Government to unanimously adopt a policy on clarifying the …
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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.
