The Geneva Conventions can be dated back to the start of the movement in 1864, but the current version was signed on August 12, 1949, which means that today the Conventions turn sixty. They are the ...

The first Geneva Convention was signed in 1864 to protect the sick and wounded in times of war. Since then, there have been numerous additions and revisions to this statute. The Geneva Conventions ...

The Fourth Geneva Convention, adopted in 1949, codifies the protection of civilians in times of international armed conflict and occupation. Born from the ashes of the Second World War when the ...

Jan. 30 -- Up until Sept. 11, few Americans knew or cared much about the Geneva Conventions. Now, the Geneva Conventions are a part of daily discourse in Washington, a measure of the treatment of al ...