Swiss businessman Jean-Henri Dunant was shocked by the paralysis of local authorities after the Battle of Solferino, and then ...

International humanitarian law (IHL), often seen as the guardian of humanity during conflicts, is embedded within the Geneva Conventions. Adopted over a series of treaties between 1864 and 1949, these ...

The Geneva Convention often written and spoken of in contemporary ... one of the bloodiest battles of the century. The 1864 Convention calls for the protection of all medical facilities, their ...

He was a member of the Convention for revising the Constitution ... CALAME, ALEXANDER, a Swiss landscape painter of Neuchatel, died at Geneva, Switzerland. 30. -- DANIEL, WILLIAM GEORGE, an ...

Indeed, since the first Geneva Conventions were adopted in 1864, the world has experienced in the last 160 years unprecedented carnage and brutality. We have learned nothing from the evildoers ...

Few international, multilateral agreements have stayed as relevant, as influential, and as impactful as the group of ...

United Nations officials say they are considering Geneva, Switzerland, for the next round of plastics treaty talks.

The act of forcibly moving civilians is forbidden under the Geneva Conventions, foundational texts of international humanitarian law that focus on how civilians should be treated during armed ...

A fatal shooting in the Town of Geneva is now under investigation. Police responded to a residence on Lincoln Avenue early Monday, Jan. 20. A 52-year-old Lake Geneva man is in custody for the crime.

The best time to visit Geneva is in the small peak season of July and August. Though you'll rub elbows with hordes of tourists and pay extra to visit during these months, Geneva's weather is at ...

And she refused to answer whether Palestinians have the right to self-determination. According to Article 49 of the Geneva Convention: Individual or mass forcible transfers, as well as deportations of ...