GENEVA, Oct 26 — Amid a proliferation of brutal armed conflicts, Red Cross chief Mirjana Spoljaric decried the disregard shown for the internationally-agreed laws of war, with...
“What we see are constant violations of international humanitarian law in a fast-rising number of compiling conflicts,” Spoljaric, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross , told AFP this week. — Pic via FacebookGENEVA, Oct 26 — Amid a proliferation of brutal armed conflicts, Red Cross chief Mirjana Spoljaric decried the disregard shown for the internationally-agreed laws of war, with disastrous consequences on the ground, in an interview with AFP.
“The numbers of civilian casualties that we see today that high and fast rising number of displaced people are unacceptable,” Spoljaric said.Known as the laws of war and enshrined in the Geneva Conventions, international humanitarian law consists of a set of rules that seek, for humanitarian reasons, to limit the effects of armed conflict, protecting civilians and civilian objects and imposing limits on the means and methods of warfare.
“There are a lot of measures enshrined in the humanitarian treaties that allow for the reduction of unnecessary and senseless suffering of the civilian population in times of armed conflict.” “Why is this necessary in achieving military goals?” she asked, stressing that this raises serious questions about how parties are interpreting the “principles of distinction and proportionality in the conduct of military operations”.
For Laws Of War ‘Urgently Needed’ Amid Surge In Global Conflicts Says Red Cross Chief
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