But on their 75th anniversary, the world’s best-known rulebook on war has been widely ignored. The Conventions detail the protection of civilians, detainees and wounded soldiers in war.

The Geneva Conventions, signed on August 12, 1949, are fundamental treaties that embody universal values aimed at preserving human dignity during armed conflicts.

GENEVA (AP) — At its 75th anniversary, the world’s best-known rulebook on the protection of civilians, detainees and wounded soldiers in war has been widely ignored — from Gaza to Syria to Uk… ...

“Every note is a violation of the Geneva Convention”: Lara Trump’s song gets eviscerated "You're climbing up the ladder, and the screams get louder," she sings in her tribute to firefighters ...

Switzerland has invited 196 states who are parties to the Geneva Conventions to participate in a conference next week on the situation of civilians living in the Israeli occupied territories, a ...

The Geneva Conventions are back on their heels as armed militia groups and national forces regularly disregard the rules of war.

From Geneva, civil society actors issued a call during a recent meeting urging the United Nations to ensure protection for Sahrawis in the Tindouf camps by granting them official refugee status, a ...

Rules that were adopted to guide conduct in conflicts after World War II are as relevant as ever 75 years after the ratification of these directives, known as the Geneva Conventions. But debate ...

The Geneva Conventions are four separate treaties negotiated and re-negotiated by international committees between 1864 and 1977 to govern human rights during wartime. Henri Dunant, founder of the ...

GENEVA (AP) — At its 75th anniversary, the world’s best-known rulebook on the protection of civilians, detainees and wounded soldiers in war has been widely ignored — from Gaza to Syria to ...

GENEVA (AP) — At its 75th anniversary, the world’s best-known rulebook on the protection of civilians, detainees and wounded soldiers in war has been widely ignored — from Gaza to Syria to Uk… ...