The Committee's archives, which bear an index number starting with the letter A, contain in particular the bound volumes of the minutes of meetings held by the Committee and the other decision-making …
Documentary collections stored in the ICRC archives are to be found under index number V. They are generally accessible to the public. The largest collections consist of the ICRC's audiovisual …
The private archives, with index number P, comprise private archives deposited by a variety of sources, especially formally delegates, which pertain to ICRC activities. Detailed inventories (see …
Abuse grows hatred. Torture is an affront to humanity and a crime. In addition, it feeds a cycle of violence, often engendering hatred not only among those who suffer directly but among entire …
Based on extensive research, a 5000-page study by the ICRC has identified 161 rules which were found to be customary today. The ICRC was mandated by States to undertake this study in order to …
Adopted in September 2005 Purpose The present guidelines establish the framework for use of the name and image of the ICRC [1][2] by companies that provide the organization with goods and services …
20-07-2005 Geneva/Beijing (ICRC) The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Jakob Kellenberger, held talks in Beijing today with Chinese president Hu Jintao. The meeting …
On 27 January the world commemorated the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp sixty years ago. Auschwitz, which represents the greatest failure in the ICRC's history, remains a powerful …
Faced with the growing use of poisonous gases on the battlefield, causing terrible injuries, the ICRC appealed publicly for a ban on their use. Despite the controversy surrounding the issue, the call …
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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.
