25th session, Human Rights Council The International Committee of the Red Cross would like to offer some insight into the lessons learned and the continuing challenges in preventing and responding to …
Factsheet on the protection granted by international humanitarian law to the red cross, red crescent and red crystal emblems . In particular, the following questions/topics are addressed: the …
Fact sheet describing the obligations of States regarding the national implementation of the norms applicable to this particular aspect of international humanitarian law. ADVISORY SERVICE ON …
Law enforcement officials play a key role in society, serving and protecting the people and upholding the law. That role is valid at all times, including during armed conflicts and other situations …
Seven out of ten people in the village of Tamaje, on the Pacific Coast of Colombia, were falling ill from drinking contaminated water. The ICRC resolved the problem by installing rainwater storage …
Former ICRC director of operations Pierre Krähenbühl talks about the discussions that took place following 9/11 between the ICRC and various governments, including that of the USA, on the relevance …
25th session, Human Rights Council With the adoption of the Genocide Convention in 1948 and, a year later, of the four Geneva Conventions, the international community unequivocally stated its intent …
25th session, Human Rights Council The ICRC would like to address the impact of armed conflict on children's access to education and the specific measures that can be taken to improve the protection …
On International Women's Day, the ICRC is drawing attention to the horror of sexual violence, which is amplified during times of conflict. Many suffer in silence. In this video, our deputy director …
Navi Pillay, High Commissioner on Human Rights, met with women victims of sexual violence when she sat as a judge on the Rwandan tribunal. In this video, she speaks of the importance of truly …
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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.
