The ICRC Advisory Service: 30 years of expertise in strengthening the national implementation of IHL 7 November 2025, Articles / CrosswiseCédric Cotter, researcher In 2025, the ICRC’s Advisory Service celebrates its 30th anniversary[1]. For three decades, this specialized team has played a pivotal role in helping ...
How archives counter misinformation and help field operations in times of war: the case of the International Committee of the Red Cross 1 November 2024, Articles / Cross-publishing / CrosswiseCédric Cotter, Researcher Misinformation, « fake news », and cybersecurity issues constitute severe threats to organizations like the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), an ...
The Timeless Relevance of the Geneva Conventions 8 July 2024, Articles / CrosswiseCédric Cotter, Researcher This year marks the 75th anniversary of the 1949 Geneva Conventions, a cornerstone of IHL, and the 160th anniversary of the first 1864 ...
ICRC Reference Documents 13 December 2023, Library / Research Guides The ICRC reference documents are adopted by ICRC governing bodies (Assembly and Presidency), the ICRC Directorate, Departments and delegations and govern the way ...
Preserving humanity in warfare. The role of archival resources in advancing international humanitarian law 18 July 2023, Archives / Articles / CrosswiseCédric Cotter, Researcher Post amended since first publication Introduction International humanitarian law (IHL), also known as the law of war, is a set of rules that ...
ICRC action during the Algerian War of Independence (1954-1962) 17 March 2023, Crosswise / ICRC action in... / LibraryClara Király, Library “It is with anguish that we watch [torture] resurface, more or less secretly, sometimes under the cover of exceptional laws aimed at repressing ...
The ICRC in Yemen: 60 years of work for the Yemeni people 6 March 2023, Articles / CrosswiseCédric Cotter, Researcher Introduction 2022 marked the 60th anniversary of the ICRC’s presence in Yemen. At the outbreak of the North Yemen Civil War in 1962, ...
ICRC action in the Korean War (1950-1953) 9 January 2023, Crosswise / ICRC action in... / LibraryClara Király, Library “In the desire of bringing to all victims of the war the strictly impartial aid of the International Committee of the Red Cross, ...
ICRC action during the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda (1994) 4 November 2022, Crosswise / ICRC action in... / LibraryClara Király, Library “Ten thousand people, it’s nothing in a conflict that killed almost a million in less than three months, it’s just a millimeter of ...
The ICRC vs. fake news: Setting the record straight in the First World War 22 April 2022, Articles / CrosswiseCédric Cotter, Researcher The term “fake news” has been a constant presence in the media for several years now. The deliberate spread of false information seems ...