The world on August 12, 1949 made a solemn promise through the Geneva Conventions that even in war, there are limits. Today, that promise is under serious threat, the International Committee of the ...

According to the statement, the international rules of war were created "to protect the powerless: the civilian caught in the crossfire, the wounded on the battlefield, the prisoner behind bars" ...

Protection of hospitals) and Article 19 of the Fourth Geneva Convention (Protection of medical units and establishments).

/27/1929: The Geneva Conventions are signed by United States. The Supreme Court would consider the Conventions in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld (2006).

Thailand calls for immediate ceasefire and peace talks at the UNSC, condemning Cambodia’s violations of international treaties, including the Ottawa Convention.

The Geneva Convention prohibits attacks on civilian hospitals. Thailand condemns Cambodia’s attack on Phanom Dong Rak Hospital, calling it a serious breach.

Foreign powers fear that Bangkok and Phnom Penh are hurtling toward open warfare.

Russia has blatantly violated international treaties by abducting more than 19,000 children from Ukraine, according to Mariam Lambert, the director of the Emile Foundation. She told RFE/RL's ...