In a shady garden on the outskirts Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin state, a young couple are hard at work weeding and watering their vegetable plot. Nothing unusual about that, except that this …
The conflict in north-eastern Nigeria continues to afflict the Diffa area, in easternmost Niger. Over the past few weeks, thousands of people fleeing fighting between the Nigerian army and armed …
02-10-2014 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has successfully delivered much-needed emergency relief aid across front lines in three Syrian governorates. On 25 September, ICRC and …
The ICRC's operational priorities in North and Central America focus on the protection of and assistance to communities and individuals most vulnerable to and a ffected by armed violence; in …
30-09-2014 Members of the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) and of the High Council for the Unity of Azawad (HCUA) are attending an ICRC course on international humanitarian law …
On September 30, the International Committee of the Red Cross and the EU Institute for Security Studies hosted a colloquium on the theme of "Women and Armed Conflicts and the issue of Sexual …
Rubavu Prison, Rwanda, 22 July 2014. The front gate. © ICRC / Nadia Shira Cohen Rubavu Prison, Rwanda, 22 July 2014. Rubavu prison has a unique internal arrangement, whereby inmates take on various …
Last year, an ICRC team reached Dammaj, a town in northern Yemen, to deliver medical supplies and evacuate 164 casualties. This was an example of the need to respect medical personnel and facilities …
26-09-2014 The International Committee of the Red Cross is appealing to all parties involved in the Syria and Iraq conflicts to uphold the fundamental principle of human dignity, to spare the …
In late August, 150 academics, military personnel, students and media and legal practioners convened at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) for a two-day conference on international …
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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.
