» Read discussion on Geneva Conventions 05/19/11 After 34 years, the Philippines has finally taken steps to ratify Additional Protocol 1 to the Geneva Conventions. AP1, as it is referred to, was entered into by the international community in 1977 to expand the coverage of protection to all civilians in times of armed conflict.
12/24/09 OPINION/ANALYSIS: Warfare, like many aspects of human activity, has evolved in response to society's moral and technological advancements. How many wars were fought without the protections of the Geneva Conventions? Civil War battles were typified by opposing lines of soldiers firing into each other's ranks until one side withdrew. No general would fight that way today. Compare Union Maj. Gen ...
08/16/09 Courtesy Photo/American Red Cross The International Committee of the Red Cross assists the war-wounded as part of its humanitarian mission under the Geneva Conventions, as shown in this scene in Chad.
08/16/09 To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, the American Red Cross, which is allowed to offer humanitarian aid and relief because of the Conventions, is starting a nationwide campaign to encourage high schools to offer a course on humanitarian law.
08/11/09 by Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS - When human rights groups accused the United States of violating the Geneva Conventions governing the treatment of prisoners-of-war (PoWs) in Iraq and Afghanistan, the administration of former President George W. Bush either displayed arrogance or feigned ignorance of the implications of abusing humanitarian laws. read more | 
