On 8 May, the ICRC took part in the inauguration ceremony of a commemoration park that Budapest city authorities dedicated to three people credited with saving thousands of Jewish lives during the …
Joint message on World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day from the Iraqi Red Crescent Society (IRCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). BAGHDAD, May 8, 2024 – In a world inundated …
On 8 May, Polish Red Cross (PRC) launched its Emblem campaign, supported by the ICRC. Through this campaign, PRC wants to sensitize Polish public opinion about the need to safeguard the Red Cross …
On 8 May, we commemorate World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day, and celebrate local to global humanitarian action. It is a day when we honour the legacy of Henry Dunant, the pioneering volunteer who …
07-05-2024 Geneva (ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warned in February that a significant Israeli military operation in Rafah would pose a disastrous risk to the civilian …
This is an executive summary of the Evaluation of the Community Contact Centers (CCCs). The purpose of this evaluation is to assess the CCCs as part of the ICRC's architecture for AAP in order to …
Post-traumatic stress, insomnia, becoming withdrawn and irritable … For people who have witnessed violence, there are the hidden wounds that have a serious impact on their lives – and civilians in …
I would like to thank the Austrian government, and His Excellency Minister Schallenberg in particular, for organizing this conference at such a critical juncture. It is both a privilege and a …
02-05-2024 Port Sudan/Geneva (ICRC) – It is with great sadness that the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) confirms that two of its drivers were killed by gunmen on Thursday in South …
02-05-2024 São Paulo – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was represented by Digital Risks Adviser Joelle Rizk at a G20 event on promoting information integrity held on 30 April and …
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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.
