Geneva Convention protects wounded soldiers and medical personnel in war

Category
Human Rights
Place
Global
Date
1864
Reference
Excerpts from Books and Wikipedia
"In 1864 the Swiss government was host to delegates from 16 countries. They met in Geneva, and on August 22, a dozen of them adopted the Geneva Convention 'for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field.' Now, for the first time there was a statement of rules, legally binding on the signatories, guaranteeing neutrality and protection for wounded soldiers and medical personnel on the battlefield.… For the Swiss businessman Henri Dunant, it was a dream come true.… In 1863, he helped set up the International Committee of the Red Cross to achieve this aim." [Furtado: 1001 Days] "The creation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (1864) was recognition of the need to treat prisoners of war fairly and a signal advance in “the laws of war” it was, arguably, the first treaty-bound international organization. By century’s end, the two Hague peace conferences (1899 and 1907) would codify the treatment of civilians and neutrals in wartime and provide a mechanism for the peaceful settlement of disputes." [Kennedy: Parliament of Man, Kindle Edition, Location 165]

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End of War
1753
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