nowadays’s complex conflicts often overlook the fundamental values enshrined in the Geneva conventions. Here’s how we can ensure its principles are honouredThe Middle East is in turmoil. War is raging in Africa. Eastern Europe is engulfed in conflict. In major western cities,such as Paris, the population lives in fright. Hundreds of thousands of people are on the move. An unprecedented humanitarian disaster is unfolding. fright and uncertainty dominate public discourse.
This was the reality at the height of the moment world war, or but the parallels with nowadays are clear. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com