Cédric Cotter
@cedcotter.bsky.social
Head of Library & Public Archives @ICRC, PhD, History of ICRC, First World War, Humanitarianism. Personal opinions.
Proud to have co-authored a chapter in the edited volume « Military Humanitarianism » My colleague Daniel Palmieri and I had the opportunity to contribute with a chapter on the Internationa Committee of the Red Cross and its close relation with the military.
Proud to have co-authored a chapter in the edited volume « Military Humanitarianism » My colleague Daniel Palmieri and I had the opportunity to contribute with a chapter on the Internationa Committee of the Red Cross and its close relation with the military.
Recension: La croix face à l'étoile rouge - The Red Cross Facing the Red Star Le livre explore les relations entre le Mouvement international de la Croix-Rouge et le communisme à l'échelle globale tout au long du XXe siècle. Par @cedcotter.bsky.social www.infoclio.ch/fr/recension...
Job opportunity at the ICRC: head of the general archives unit careers.icrc.org/job/Geneva-%...
Head of General Archives
Head of General Archives
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Très heureux d'avoir pu rédiger un compte-rendu de ce livre passionnant pour @infoclio.bsky.social
infoclio.ch@infoclio.bsky.social · last mo.Recension: La croix face à l'étoile rouge - The Red Cross Facing the Red Star Le livre explore les relations entre le Mouvement international de la Croix-Rouge et le communisme à l'échelle globale tout au long du XXe siècle. Par @cedcotter.bsky.social www.infoclio.ch/fr/recension...
Il y a quelques jours, nous avons vécu un moment symbolique avec la numérisation du premier cahier de procès-verbaux du CICR. Il commence par le compte-rendu de la séance constitutive de ce qui allait devenir le CICR, rédigé par Henry Dunant lui-même. 50 millions de pages vont être numérisées.
"Inside the ICRC Library’s 2025-2027 Digitization Project : Selecting and Preparing Collections" Great blogpost by my colleague Charlotte Mohr on the library's significant contribution to our digitization project. blogs.icrc.org/cross-files/...
Inside the ICRC Library’s 2025-2027 Digitization Project : Selecting and Preparing Collections - Cross-Files | ICRC Archives, audiovisual and library
This blogpost takes you behind the scenes of the ICRC library team’s work to select and prepare collections for its ongoing digitization project. Plus, a first look at the close to 9’000 publications ...
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As part of a Master’s thesis at the HEG Geneva, a student is looking into support tools that help navigate and understand the ICRC archival and library content. Please share your thoughts until the 10th of July 2026 by completing this survey: heg.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Support tools in the ICRC archival and library websites
The following survey is conducted as part of a Master Thesis in Information Science at the Geneva School of Business Administration. It focuses on the use of support tools for navigating/understanding...
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As part of a Master’s thesis at the HEG Geneva, a student is looking into support tools that help navigate and understand the ICRC archival and library content. Please share your thoughts until the 10th of July 2026 by completing this survey: heg.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Support tools in the ICRC archival and library websites
The following survey is conducted as part of a Master Thesis in Information Science at the Geneva School of Business Administration. It focuses on the use of support tools for navigating/understanding...
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Deliberate cruelty does not happen by chance. There is no such thing as accidental torture or abuse. It is the product of a system designed to rationalize acts born from a disregard of the law and military strategies designed to irreversibly destroy. www.icrc.org/en/statement...
ICRC President: "We can no longer pretend that what we are witnessing across war zones is in accordance with the law"
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Lebanon: ICRC outraged by deadly strikes in densely populated areas www.icrc.org/en/news-rele...
Lebanon: ICRC outraged by deadly strikes in densely populated areas
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is outraged by the devastating death and destruction in densely populated areas across Lebanon today following intensified military operations.
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The ICRC is looking for a historian! careers.icrc.org/job-invite/3... This is a great position focusing on absolutely fascinating and meaningful topics.
Historian
Historian
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To mark 75 years of the Geneva Conventions, the International Committee of the Red Cross hosted a global colloquium exploring these fundamental questions. More → lnkd.in/eW6qiWSU #IHL #GenevaConventions #GC75#HumanitarianLaw #ICRC
"How to plan a birthday party: Reflecting on how African voices have shaped IHL over the last 75 years" This new article by Paola Forgione and Tamalin Bolus highlights how African voices and traditions have significantly shaped IHL over the past 75 years. blogs.icrc.org/cross-files/...
How to plan a birthday party: Reflecting on how African voices have shaped IHL over the last 75 years - Cross-Files | ICRC Archives, audiovisual and library
Introduction In the months leading up to the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions of 1949, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) embraced its role as the lead party planner, ensuri...
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Frequently asked questions: The ICRC's work in Iran www.icrc.org/en/article/F...
Frequently asked questions: The ICRC's work in Iran
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been in Iran since 1977. We work in partnership with the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) and other Iranian organizations in the fields of pr...
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The Geneva Conventions at 75: A Common Heritage of Humanity - International Colloquium on IHL, Religions, Cultures and Traditions The report of a great colloquium that took place in 2024 is now online: shop.icrc.org/the-geneva-c...
The Geneva Conventions at 75: A Common Heritage of Humanity - International Colloquium on IHL, Religions, Cultures and Traditions
Who invented humanity in war? Before IHL was codified into the Geneva Conventions, how did people across the world feel about war? What does it mean that the principle of humanity is “universal”? On t...
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After years of calls, events, and track changes, Brian Drohan and I are excited to announce the publication of our edited volume, Military Humanitarianism: Aid Operations and Armed Forces, with @cornellupress.bsky.social in July 2026! www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
So excited to see this out (soon) - @drmargottudor.bsky.social and @briandrohan.bsky.social did such an amazing job!!!
Margot Tudor@drmargottudor.bsky.social · 5mo agoAfter years of calls, events, and track changes, Brian Drohan and I are excited to announce the publication of our edited volume, Military Humanitarianism: Aid Operations and Armed Forces, with @cornellupress.bsky.social in July 2026! www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
The @icrc.org Advisory Service on International Humanitarian Law #IHL supports states in translating their international obligations into domestic legislation, policy and practice to create a universal culture of compliance with #IHL. Here’s how👇 youtu.be/bPJT2H4czj4
What is the ICRC Advisory Service? | International Humanitarian Law
YouTube video by International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
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The ICRC's audiovisual archive online portal (AVA) is celebrating its 10th anniversary (and one week)! It was launched on 16 February 2016. avarchives.icrc.org
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Reprisals: another battlefield of the First World War The English version of my blogpost is now online blogs.icrc.org/cross-files/...
Reprisals: another battlefield of the First World War - Cross-Files | ICRC Archives, audiovisual and library
Introduction Contrary to popular belief, the First World War did not remain in the trenches. The war had a direct impact on civilians, the economy, cities, ideas, science and the very rules that were ...
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"The materiality of archives: from preservation to consultation" An excellent set of guidelines for researchers on how to correctly handle archival material in a reading room, by my colleague Camille Meyre blogs.icrc.org/cross-files/...
The materiality of archives: from preservation to consultation - Cross-Files | ICRC Archives, audiovisual and library
In the absence of digitised copies, researchers must work with original documents. Consulting original archive documents provides privileged access to historical sources. It makes us aware of the hist...
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Le CICR a commencé un ambitieux programme de numérisation de ses archives publiques (archives générales, archives agence, collections patrimoniales de la bibliothèque). Plus d'informations sur les objectifs et conséquences pour nos publics ici : blogs.icrc.org/cross-files/...
Des fichiers papier à l'accès numérique : la transformation numérique des Archives du CICR - Cross-Files | ICRC Archives, audiovisual and library
Le 17 janvier 1996, le Comité international de la Croix-Rouge (CICR) a ouvert ses archives générales au public. Cet événement a marqué un tournant dans la possibilité d’analyser l’histoire du CICR, de...
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Cédric Cotter@cedcotter.bsky.social · 7mo agoThe ICRC has launched an ambitious digitization programme that will facilitate access to funds collections and enable a truly global reach for our unique archival materials blogs.icrc.org/cross-files/...
Big news! We’re kicking off the operational phase of our most ambitious digitization project yet. One step closer to online access to the ICRC archives and library collections for all. Read more ⬇️
Cédric Cotter@cedcotter.bsky.social · 7mo agoThe ICRC has launched an ambitious digitization programme that will facilitate access to funds collections and enable a truly global reach for our unique archival materials blogs.icrc.org/cross-files/...
The ICRC has launched an ambitious digitization programme that will facilitate access to funds collections and enable a truly global reach for our unique archival materials blogs.icrc.org/cross-files/...
From paper files to digital access: the digital transformation of the ICRC Archives - Cross-Files | ICRC Archives, audiovisual and library
On 17 January 1996, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) opened its general archives to the public, marking a turning point in the possibility of analysing the history of the ICRC, huma...
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Thirty years ago, on 17th January 1996, the ICRC Assembly decided to open its archives to the general public.
A Memory of Solferino: The ‘Fiaccolata’ and a Brief Research Guide New contribution on a great experience and the origins of a prominent book by my colleague @clarapalmisano.bsky.social blogs.icrc.org/cross-files/...
A Memory of Solferino: The ‘Fiaccolata’ and a Brief Research Guide - Cross-Files | ICRC Archives, audiovisual and library
A humanitarian torchlight procession in Solferino and a research guide to the archival and library materials about Solferino and its enduring humanitarian legacy.
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Cédric Cotter Vue sur la vallée de Derborence, que mes ancêtres ont arpentée depuis des siècles, pour clore cette année 2025. A toutes et tous, le meilleur pour 2026.
Les cartes postales de la Première Guerre mondiale : une initiative au service des familles. Une contribution de mon collègue Damian Gonzalez sur Cross-Files blogs.icrc.org/cross-files/...
Les cartes postales de la Première Guerre mondiale : une initiative au service des familles - Cross-Files | ICRC Archives, audiovisual and library
Au cours de la Première Guerre mondiale, le Comité international de la Croix-Rouge (CICR), par le biais de son Agence internationale des prisonniers de guerre (AIPG), s’attelle à faire éditer des cart...
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