The Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols
29-10-2010:
The Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols are at the core of international humanitarian law, the body of international law that regulates the conduct of armed conflict and seeks to limit its effects.
They specifically protect people who are not taking part in the hostilities (civilians, health workers, and aid workers) and those who are no longer participating in the hostilities, such as wounded, sick, and shipwrecked soldiers and prisoners of war.
The Conventions and their Protocols call for measures to be taken to prevent or put an end to all breaches. They contain stringent rules to deal with what are known as "grave breaches". Those responsible for grave breaches must be sought, tried or extradited, whatever nationality they may hold.
Nabus - Northern West Bank
Video By Al-Jarqmaq News: Majdi Bannoura, Al-Jazeera Cameraman who always accompanied Shirin since they both started working for the news agency in the year 1997:
What happened is that we arrived in the morning; at 6:30, we were told there was an invasion of the Jenin refugee camp.
Shirin and I arrived there; everything was quiet. We got out of the car, we wore our press vests, and our helmets, and then the other reporters asked us to join them so that we can walk together as a group of journalists…
Shirin started walking, and within less than two minutes the Israeli army shot her; it wasn’t even two minutes, she crossed the street and the army started shooting.
All that I heard was my colleagues shouting and saying Ali Sammoudi was shot, I carried my camera and filmed what was going on, I wanted to document what was happening, and I wanted to catch up with Shirin, but then the soldiers started shooting again, I ducked and hid from the bullets, I then started slowly and carefully looking around and that is when I saw Shirin on the ground.
I don’t know how God gave me the patience and courage to film, but It is my job.
Shirin and I started working for Al-Jazeera in 1997, we started working for Al-Jazeera in the same month of that year, and we have been together in the same team since then.
What can I say, God have mercy on your soul, Shirin, and may God give us patience and solace…
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