GENEVA (AP) – The International Committee of the Red Cross says South Sudan, the world’s newest nation, has signed on to the Geneva Conventions on the conduct of warfare, making the treaties “truly ...

The International Committee of the Red Cross is calling for nations to respect the Geneva Conventions as the group marked the 75th anniversary of their signing Monday. The Geneva Conventions ...

The Geneva Conventions, which aim to protect the human rights of civilians caught up in war, were signed 75 years ago, but the Geneva-based International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) sees little ...

GENEVA — 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 Ukraine to ...

The American Red Cross Cornhusker Chapter will host a free educational course on the Geneva Conventions and what effect they have on present war situations, 2-6 p.m. Jan. 19, at 220 Oak Creek Drive.

* Conventions prevent bad situations being even worse * They need updating because most conflicts are now internal * Role of "non-state actors" is central By Jonathan Lynn GENEVA, Aug 6 (Reuters) - ...

Since Russia first began its military invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, several videos of Russian prisoners of war (POWs) have gone viral. The videos often show the POWs speaking out against Russia’s ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. GENEVA (AP) — At its 75th anniversary, the ...