Gaza, Ukraine conflicts increasing Geneva Conventions violations: Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has called on the world to respect the Geneva Conventions as the international treaties setting out the rules of war mark their 75th anniversary.
The rule book for the conduct of war is under strain and often disregarded, ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric said on Monday. Conduct in conflicts such as in Gaza, Ukraine, Syria and Myanmar illustrate that the conventions are being largely ignored and a new commitment to international humanitarian law is needed, advocates say.
The Geneva Conventions, which mark out rules on the protection of civilians, detainees and wounded soldiers, were adopted by most of the world after they were finalised in 1949.
Geoffrey Nice is a human rights barrister who led the prosecution of former Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic at the UN’s International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia.
He says the world has changed slowly but surely since the Conventions were signed – and that international pressure is key to holding Israel to account.
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