ICRC welcomes South Sudan to Geneva Convention
Friday, 20 July 2012 07:10 Lagu Francis South Sudan >>> . International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has welcomed South Sudan's signing of the 1949 Geneva Convention, which protects vulnerable people from armed hostilities in any armed conflicts. These laws form the core of international humanitarian law, which sets out rules, seeking humanitarian reasons to limit the effects of armed conflict. Speaking to Radio Miraya on Friday, the ICRC Communication Delegate in South Sudan, Ewan Watson, said the Geneva Convention of 1949 have set up respect for medical workers, aid workers, civilians and prisoners of war and the wounded in any armed conflict. "The limits set out in the Geneva Convention are that those people who are not taking part in hostilities and that would be for example civilians, that would be medical workers, aid workers and religious personnel. Those people should be left alone; they should not be targeted because they are not taking part in the fighting. Equally another set of protected people are those who are no longer taking part in hostilities", said Watson. "They are soldiers taken prisoners, wounded soldiers; people who are lost at sea. All these people are no longer fighting and therefore they are not a threat. And they don't need to be targeted". The Communication delegate calls for the incorporation of the 1949 Geneva Convention into the training of the army so that they are known by the soldiers, civilians and religious people including other vulnerable groups in armed conflicts. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
