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International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

The ICRC has a legal mandate from the international community. That mandate has two sources: the Geneva Conventions, which task the ICRC with visiting prisoners, organizing relief operations, re-uniting separated families and similar humanitarian activities during armed conflicts; the ICRC's Statutes, which encourage it to undertake similar work in situations of internal violence, where the Geneva Conventions do not apply. The Geneva Conventions are binding instruments of international law, applicable worldwide. The ICRC Statutes are adopted at the International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, which takes place every four years, and at which States that are party to the Geneva Conventions take part, thereby conferring a quasi-legal or “soft law” status on the Statutes.  Website: www.icrc.org/
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Missing Israeli nationals: Hamas must abide by international humanitarian law

8 June 2017 | Publisher: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) | Document type: Country News

Detainees' contacts with families are Israel's obligation under IHL

3 May 2017 | Publisher: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) | Document type: Country News

Concern about deteriorating health of Palestinian detainees hospitalized in Israel

18 November 2016 | Publisher: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) | Document type: Country News

ICRC concerned about deteriorating health of three Palestinian detainees hospitalized in Israel

15 September 2016 | Publisher: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) | Document type: Country News

Palestinian hunger striker in critical state

28 January 2016 | Publisher: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) | Document type: Country News

Israel and the occupied territory: ICRC concerned about plight of civilians

20 November 2012 | Publisher: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) | Document type: Country News

Israel/occupied territories: three Palestinian detainees on hunger strike risk death

14 September 2012 | Publisher: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) | Document type: Country News

Lives of Palestinian detainees on hunger strike in danger

10 May 2012 | Publisher: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) | Document type: Country News

Jerusalem: Palestinian detainee transferred to Gaza

1 April 2012 | Publisher: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) | Document type: Country News

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