Geneva Convention

noun

1. one of a series of international agreements, first made in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1864, establishing rules for the humane treatment of prisoners of war and of the sick, the wounded, and the dead in battle.

Geneva Convention

noun

1. the international agreement, first formulated in 1864 at Geneva, establishing a code for wartime treatment of the sick or wounded: revised and extended on several occasions to cover maritime warfare and prisoners of war

Example Sentences

Kyiv has frequently accused Russian of executing captured Ukrainian troops - a war crime under the Geneva Convention.

From BBC

Under the Geneva Convention, occupying Russian forces have to allow and provide the means for people to continue living their lives.

From BBC

"They have protections under the Geneva Convention, which means it's the only time in the war that Nazi Germany sets up prisoner-of-war camps for women," Mulley says.

From BBC

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Israeli military actions “constitute a flagrant violation of international law, humanitarian law, and the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949 regarding the protection of civilians during wartime.”

From Seattle Times

The Geneva Convention says that punishing civilians for crimes they did not commit amounts to collective punishment, which is a war crime.

From BBC