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It's never acceptable to target civilians. It violates the Geneva Accords, it violates the international law of war and it violates all principles of morality.

~Alan Dershowitz

Topics: Acceptable Civilians Geneva International International Law Law Morality Never Principles Target Violates War

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I have been writing since I was a kid. I also traveled a good deal for my work and did extended stays in places like Geneva.

~Amor Towles

Topics: Also Been Deal Did Extended Geneva Good Good Deal Kid Like Places Since Stays Traveled Work Writing

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A kid in an abusive home has far fewer rights than any POW. There is no Geneva Convention for kids.

~Andrew Vachss

Topics: Any Convention Far Fewer Geneva Geneva Convention Home Kid Kids Pow Rights Than

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Early in 1986, the World Health Organization in Geneva still regarded AIDS as an ailment of the promiscuous few.

~Barton Gellman

Topics: Aids Ailment Early Few Geneva Health Organization Promiscuous Regarded Still World

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The first and pivotal negotiations over global access to AIDS drugs began in Geneva in 1991. They lasted two years, but confidential minutes suggest they were doomed the first day.

~Barton Gellman

Topics: Access Aids Began Confidential Day Doomed First Geneva Global Lasted Minutes Negotiations Over Pivotal Suggest Two Were Years

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However, the Department of Defense treats these detainees in accord with the Geneva Convention, even though that is not required because of the inhumane methods used by these killers.

~Bill Shuster

Topics: Accord Because Convention Defense Department Even Geneva Geneva Convention However Inhumane Methods Required Though Treats Used

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Al Qaeda doesn't abide by the Geneva Conventions, so in my opinion, they should not be afforded the protections of them.

~Brad Thor

Topics: Abide Afforded Al Conventions Geneva In My Opinion Opinion Should Them Qaeda

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What's happened at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq is one of the grossest violations of human rights under the Geneva Conventions that we have record of. It is simply monstrous.

~Carlos Fuentes

Topics: Abu Conventions Geneva Ghraib Happened Human Human Rights Iraq Monstrous Prison Record Rights Simply Violations

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There was a war crimes trial because an American prisoner had been shot trying to escape. He had obviously been recaptured and shot, and that violated the Geneva Convention.

~Charles Guggenheim

Topics: American Because Been Convention Crimes Escape Geneva Geneva Convention Had He Obviously Prisoner Shot Trial Trying Violated War

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If we say the Geneva Convention is obsolete, then what do others who have our soldiers say?

~Chuck Schumer

Topics: Convention Geneva Geneva Convention Obsolete Others Our Say Soldiers Then Who

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