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‘Took up Kalashnikovs to defend human rights’—Ukraine’s Maksim Butkevych on time as Russia’s PoW
25 Sep 2025 10:21 GMT
… the process, the former prisoner of war said he was given two … .
Sentenced for ‘war crimes’
Prisoners of war (PoWs) are given certain protections … Third Geneva Convention regarding their treatment. However, Butkevych pointed out the Geneva conventions were …
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Talking History with Amelia Cotter
25 Sep 2025 10:36 GMT
… conducted extensive research on the prisoner of war camp and shares her knowledge … : Yes, that’s true. The Geneva Convention allowed POWs to work up …
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After years in Russian captivity, a Ukrainian journalist vows to pick up the pen again
25 Sep 2025 10:12 GMT
… he was registered as a prisoner of war. On March 16, 2022, he … personnel, all of whom had prisoner-of-war cards. Later, in a Russian … , but civilians cannot. The Fourth Geneva Convention specifically prohibits the detention and …
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Israel: Col. Tal Alkobi Bears Command Responsibility for Massacre of 15 Palestinian Medics in Gaza
25 Sep 2025 01:33 GMT
… grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions and war crimes under … 19 of the First Geneva Convention states that medical units … the collection, transport or treatment of the wounded must … distinctive emblems of the Geneva Conventions in conformity with …
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Palestine is Proof of World’s ‘Selectiveness’ on Human Rights
24 Sep 2025 22:23 GMT
… , including hospitals, schools, and water treatment facilities.
Blockade-induced shortages of … , including breaches of the Fourth Geneva Convention, which protects civilians under occupation …
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Russian troops shoot family, use underage daughter as human shield in eastern Ukraine, military says
24 Sep 2025 12:22 GMT
… a war crime under the Geneva Conventions.
Russia has been accused of … , and summary executions of Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) and civilians during the …
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Hostages of Peace: Why Cambodia’s Detained Soldiers Must Be Released
24 Sep 2025 10:11 GMT
… the ceasefire itself.
Under the Geneva Conventions, prisoners of war may be detained during active … of the Third Geneva Convention could not be clearer: “Prisoners of war shall be released … ’s war against Ukraine, the treatment and exchange of prisoners has …
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'We'll leave you to rot' — UN report details horrific torture of Ukrainian civilians in Russian captivity
23 Sep 2025 13:40 GMT
… physical and psychological torture, ill-treatment, sexual violence, and inhumane … Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) said that they witnessed torture and ill-treatment of … humanitarian law, as the Fourth Geneva Convention prohibits the forcible transfer of …
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Ukrainians Are Going behind Enemy Lines to Find the Children Russia Stole
23 Sep 2025 10:31 GMT
… give it, why not?”
The Geneva Conventions dictate that children may be … and Norway, focused on returning prisoners of war, detained civilians, and children unlawfully … a regimen that combines psychological treatment with deprogramming. He worked with …
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Another UN Report Details Russia’s Abuse of Detained Ukrainian Civilians
23 Sep 2025 13:04 GMT
… widespread and systematic” ill-treatment of detainees that includes … civilian detention The Fourth Geneva Convention says that occupying forces … to torture and ill-treatment.
The application of … locations making documenting the treatment of civilian detainees …