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Human rights groups urge Zelenskiy to protect North Korean soldiers captured in Ukraine
27 Jan 2025 08:25 GMT
… ; Alliance for North Korean Human Rights (NKHR) and Mulmangcho, … in Ukraine, prompting human rights groups to raise concerns … law, specifically the Geneva Conventions, which protect prisoners of war from … for war crimes or human rights violation charges. This …
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Palestinians are not dispensable commodities
30 Jan 2025 06:09 GMT
… not indiscriminately raining down on civilians but, just six days … these clear violations of the Geneva Convention (such as ethnic cleansing, … such as the complete protection of health workers in … position in favour of human rights and to impose sanctions …
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Inside Guantanamo Bay, where inmates were ‘tortured’ and Trump wants to send illegal migrants
30 Jan 2025 06:48 GMT
… from the rights of the Geneva Convention. This led to many inmates … as “walling” — in which a person’s neck is encircled by … then used to slam the person against a wall. He also …
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Sudan Calls for Stiffer Sanctions Against RSF over Resurgent Attacks on Civilians
25 Jan 2025 13:08 GMT
… humanitarian law and the Geneva Conventions on vital facilities. … all countries and human rights organisations to classify … law and the Geneva Conventions, which prohibit targeting … internally displaced persons (IDP) camps, and civilian convoys.
The …
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Bosnia Convicts Wartime Policeman of Beating Serb Prisoners
24 Jan 2025 15:53 GMT
… the protected category, ie. prisoners of war prisoners, enjoy under the Geneva Conventions … beat them until military security personnel intervened. He used a rubber … for the testimonies of the victims,” she said.
This was a …
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Iran Update, January 29, 2025
30 Jan 2025 00:27 GMT
… of armed conflict and the Geneva Conventions and crimes against humanity even … that Turkish drones allegedly struck civilian homes in Kobani City, Aleppo …
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UK military support to Israel breaches international law, British Palestine Committee says
30 Jan 2025 00:11 GMT
… complicity in Israel’s human rights violations.
The British … has indirectly aided and protected Israel.
The report states … , which resulted in civilian causalities and forced displacement … 2023, contrary to the Geneva Conventions.
The British Palestine …
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German opposition leader Merz's migration plan passes parliament
29 Jan 2025 22:18 GMT
… and treaties such as the Geneva Convention and the EU's … more children have to fall victims to such acts of violence …
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War crimes admissions are rare. A rebel group seemingly just made one
29 Jan 2025 22:15 GMT
… He also confirmed the two victims were Myanmar junta soldiers. … a breach of the Geneva Convention which outlines the rules … war and against civilians, including Rakhine civilians, Rohingya Muslims, … on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Tom Andrews …
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A vital rejig of the rules of war
29 Jan 2025 20:25 GMT
… up 75 years ago to protect lives in a conflict … the guardian of the fourth Geneva Convention of 1949.
That trust has … the safety and dignity of civilians, wounded soldiers, prisoners of … hopes this rethink of the Geneva Conventions will result in changes at …