Rules to limit suffering in war


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Introduction

Protection of the civilian population

Protection of civilian objects

Distinction between civilians and combatants

Medical personnel

Objects indispensable to the survival

Indiscriminate attacks

Starvation

Protection and care

Missing persons

Reunion of dispersed families

Protection of women

Protection of children

Child soldiers

Natural environment

Dissemination

Humanitarian organizations

31-05-2007 Photo Collection

Rules to limit suffering in war

Series of photos illustrating rules laid down by the 1977 protocols additional to the Geneva Conventions, which aim to limit the suffering of people affected by armed conflict.

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Civilians pay the highest price in today's conflicts. And it's getting worse everywhere one looks.

The protocols additional to the Geneva Conventions were adopted in 1977. The first of these two treaties deals with international conflicts. The second covers non-international conflicts (civil wars, etc.). Both are intended to impose limits on the effects of war, especially on civilians.

The following photos illustrate some of the rules set out in the protocols.

Protection of the civilian population

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31-05-2007