On August 22, 1864, they signed the first Geneva Convention, agreeing that those wounded in war, as well as the people and facilities catering to the wounded, would merit non-belligerent status.

No international rules existed. In 1864, twelve nations signed the first Geneva Convention, which guaranteed neutrality to medical personnel who would be identified by the special emblem of a red ...

The atrocities committed on the battlefields of the Second World War made it clear that the First Geneva Convention signed in 1864 needed to be supplemented. In 1949, at the instigation of the Swiss ...

A new initiative by RWI promises to revolutionise the way compliance with the rules of war is monitored globally.

The first Geneva Convention protects the sick and wounded by giving protection to medical facilities and their staff and any civilians helping the wounded. The convention also recognised the Red ...

The Geneva Conventions are a series of international treaties – four, to be precise – agreed by representatives of national governments between 1864 and ... His first demand led to the ...

With the founding of the Red Cross in 1863 and the signing of the first Geneva Convention in 1864, Geneva established its reputation as a seat for international organizations. The League of ...

The 1949 Geneva Conventions and their Additional ... the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field in 1864, what would become the First Geneva Convention in 1949. Born in Geneva, Dunant ...

The red cross emblem is not a first aid or medical sign ... The red cross emblem was adopted under the original Geneva Convention of 1864. It’s an inversion of the Swiss flag (a white cross on a red ...

Dead Man’s Hand Expo, Albany’s first tattoo convention to be held this weekend, is being made possible because of legislators' ink. Jeff Raiano, a tattoo artist and business owner from ...