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75th anniversary of Geneva Conventions
August 24 , 2024
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- 2024 commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the adoption of the Geneva Conventions of 1949.
- The Geneva Conventions are a set of international treaties that establish legal standards for humanitarian treatment during war.
- The first Geneva Convention was adopted in 1864 to protect wounded soldiers on the battlefield.
- The Four Conventions:
- 1st Convention: Protects wounded and sick soldiers on land during war.
- 2nd Convention: Extends protection to wounded, sick, and shipwrecked military personnel at sea.
- 3rd Convention: Focuses on the treatment of prisoners of war.
- 4th Convention: Protects civilians, including those in occupied territories, from inhumane treatment.
- These four Conventions were adopted on 12 August 1949.
- Two Additional Protocols were adopted in 1977 to strengthen protections in both international and non-international armed conflicts.
- A third protocol was added in 2005 to recognize the Red Crystal as an additional emblem alongside the Red Cross and Red Crescent.
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