ICRC Handbook on IHL Launched 15/09/2016, International Humanitarian Law / Publications International Humanitarian Law (IHL) — or the law of armed conflict — is a set of rules which seek, for humanitarian reasons, to ...
Protecting and Assisting Migrants along Migration Routes 15/09/2016, Civilians / Family Links / Publications Migration is a complex and global phenomenon that may be caused by a number of reasons. Millions of people continue to flee armed conflict ...
Living between Hope and Despair — Families of the Missing in Sri Lanka 26/07/2016, Civilians / Publications / South Asia The needs of the families of missing persons are as specific as their suffering and it is for this reason that the ICRC ...
Ensuring Welfare of Individuals Deprived of Their Liberty 12/07/2016, About Us / Detention / Global / Publications International law stipulates that detaining authorities must ensure that any detainees under their jurisdiction are treated humanely, i.e. with the respect due to their inherent dignity ...
ICRC Blog on Humanitarian Law & Policy 19/05/2016, Announcements / International Humanitarian Law / Resources The ICRC has launched Humanitarian Law & Policy, a digital forum for those concerned with how ...
Searching IHL databases made easier! 28/04/2016, International Humanitarian Law / Resources All the ICRC’s international humanitarian law databases are now searchable via a single interface. IHL research can be daunting; the ever-increasing amount of ...
