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Keeping track of international humanitarian law scholarship and ICRC action since 1863
Geneva, Switzerland
Joined February 2020
Happy Holidays! ✨ The library will be closed from December 22, 2025, to January 2, 2026. We wish you a pleasant end to the year, full of rest and good reads!
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🌟The ICRC library is ready for the holidays : a somewhat precarious RC tree complete with the obligatory #IHL book ornaments! 🎄
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The Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols set out detailed rules governing the use of the protective emblems, specifying who may use them, under what conditions, on which types of material, and in what size. https://t.co/yEyqtKxTTu
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The Third Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 was adopted on 8 December 2005. The adoption of the red crystal as a recognized emblem brings a conclusion to decades of debates within...
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#DidYouKnow ? Twenty years ago, the Third Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 was adopted. This protocol led to the adoption of a third distinctive emblem, in addition to the #RedCross and #RedCrescent: the Red Crystal.
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At the library, we have the record of this first trial in both French (online) and English. We've also published an article on our Cross-Files blog - go take a look!
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Predecessors of the International Criminal Court, the Nuremberg (November 1945 – October 1946) and Tokyo (May 1946 – November 1948) war crime trials represent a turning point in the development of...
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⚖️Today marks the 80th anniversary of the opening of the first #Nuremberg Trial. On the 20th of November 1945, the International Military Tribunal began prosecuting high-ranking Nazi leaders for conspiracy, crimes against peace, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.
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👥 Meet the panelists for: “Launch of the Updated Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention.” The panelists will come together for a dynamic discussion on the Commentary’s key findings and their practical implications. Register now: https://t.co/Wqkaq2Oaor
#GenevaConventions
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📚We have posted on our blog a new article presenting a selection of books on environmental issues in times of armed conflict. Enjoy the read! https://t.co/mcw2JYAsMB
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In the latest issue of the Int'l Review of the Red Cross on the Protection of the Dead, we recommend the book "Anthropology of violent death". 📖 Read in #openaccess: https://t.co/4mX0ByfYNp
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| Behind the stacks | The library team just started preparing its next digitization project. Highlights so far: tackling publications with three different reference codes and discovering unknown translations in Swahili or in Urdu … 50 boxes done, 250 more to go! 📚
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Want to know more about it? Read our research guide :
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Chronology and online sources on the adoption of the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
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📅 60 years ago, the adoption of the Fundamental Principles of the #RedCross #RedCrescent Movement From 2 to 9 October 1965, the 20th International Conference of the Red Cross was held in Vienna, Austria. On this occasion, our Fundamental Principles were formally adopted.
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In this first episode, the true story behind The Great Escape🎬: Roger Bushell (born #OnThisDay in 1910) never gives up on his travel plans, chairs and💡 go missing, and Harry is ten meters too short. Plus, what #IHL says about retaliation against POWs after escape attempts.
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We’re kicking off a new series on the ICRC Library & Archives blog: stories of WWII Prisoners-of-War escapes told through our unique sources. 🪁 https://t.co/Bg6Lj3ClHQ
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On 29 August 1945, ICRC delegate Fritz Bilfinger arrived in Hiroshima and was the first outsider to witness the devastation wrought by the atomic bomb. The next day, he sent a telegram to @ICRC_jp describing the horrific conditions and calling for immediate relief action; this
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Did you know the @ICRC's first president was a General? 🇨🇭General Dufour died exactly 150 years ago. The ICRC’s humanitarian mission was grounded in battlefield experience from the start. 🔗Today’s military perspectives in the Intl Review of the Red Cross: https://t.co/snUhyxhtLp
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It was only in 1996 that ICRC archives opened its reading rooms to external researchers. What research tools were put at their disposal back then? How have these tools evolved throughout history? #ArchivesAreAccessible
https://t.co/ehxOUsSoOY [fr] https://t.co/NjFaE8XxIn [en]
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Since February 2025 the ICRC Public Archives have launched their new online catalogue, enabling researchers to browse inventories covering more than a hundred year of humanitarian history! #ArchivesAreAccessible Explore the Archives online catalogue: https://t.co/FIj1ZOpPSl
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It’s #InternationalArchivesWeek and this year’s theme is #ArchivesAreAccessible. Perfect time to learn about the rules of access to the @ICRC Archives, a balance between transparency and protection that reflects multiple stakes and challenges. https://t.co/jD7pnzZZKt
#IAW2025
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