China: Special exhibition highlights "Humanity in War" Press Release

Beijing (ICRC) – An exhibition on "Humanity in War" organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the Red Cross Society of China, the Chinese Red Cross Foundation, in collaboration with the Capital Museum is open to the public at the Capital Museum in Beijing, China.

The exhibition, which will run until 30 November 2016, draws attention to the history and the humanitarian action of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement since its establishment 153 years ago, through images, videos and objects. It not only illustrates the development of conflicts and the context of violence, but also the parallel development of the Red Cross humanitarian response and international humanitarian law (IHL).