The Additional Protocols are relevant for all current armed conflicts.

• Additional Protocol I concerns international armed conflicts, that is, those involving at least two countries.
• Additional Protocol II is the first international treaty that applies solely to civil wars and sets restrictions on the use of force in those conflicts.

In 2005 a third protocol additional to the Geneva Conventions was adopted, establishing a new emblem, the red crystal, which is equal in status to the red cross and red crescent.

Statements made and opinions expressed in these short films are those of the people interviewed and not necessarily those of the ICRC.
Images: ICRC (Nadège images, ICRC and Médecins Sans Frontières.)

A child reunited with his family ending five years of separation. (VIDEO)

A rape victim copes with the traumatic consequences. (VIDEO)

A young shepherd begins rehabilitation after stepping on a landmine. (VIDEO)

A boy shot while playing football in the street. (VIDEO)

A first-aid volunteer describes working under fire. (VIDEO)

An army corporal committed to respecting the rules of war. (VIDEO)