On 22 August 1864 twelve states, including Switzerland, signed the first Geneva Convention. To mark the 150th anniversary of this event the Swiss National Library (NL), in association with the library of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), has digitised numerous source materials from the time. These can now be consulted on the websites of the NL and ICRC.
Further information
Crédit image: Brassard Croix-Rouge du docteur Louis Appia, 1864, Musée International de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge, Genève (COL-1988-200-1)