The first convictions took place after the Nuremberg and Tokyo trials after World War Two - but what are modern examples of ...

Switzerland has cancelled a conference on the application of the Geneva Conventions to the occupied Palestinian territories ...

Switzerland on Thursday canceled a conference on the application of the Geneva Conventions to the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem, for want of participants, in what Israel’s Foreign Ministry ...

Switzerland has informed states that it has cancelled a conference on the application of the Geneva Conventions to the ...

Switzerland has cancelled a conference on the application of the Geneva Conventions to the occupied Palestinian territories ...

GENEVA (Reuters) -Switzerland has cancelled a conference on the application of the Geneva Conventions to the occupied Palestinian territories for want of participants, its Foreign Affairs Ministry ...

Switzerland says it has decided to cancel a planned meeting of diplomats to discuss the protection of civilians in Palestinian territories, citing “profound differences” among countries.

Switzerland was convening the meeting in its role as home to the Geneva Conventions that aim to protect civilians during armed conflict. Plans for the meeting were announced in the autumn and ...

The 1951 Refugee Convention, supplemented by its 1967 Protocol, help protect them. They are the cornerstone of refugee protection and the key legal documents that form the basis of UNHCR’s work. The ...