How to Use the Geneva Convention in a Sentence

the Geneva Convention

noun
  • Attacks on civilian targets likely violate the Geneva Convention and are considered war crimes.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The use of hospitals and medical facilities as weapons areas by Hamas is considered a war crime under the Geneva Convention.
    — Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Women were not considered ‘militants’ under the Geneva Convention.
    — Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • This should violate Article 32 of the Geneva Convention which, among other things, prohibits torture.
    — Arkansas Online, 17 Feb. 2026
  • In contrast, foreign volunteers in Ukraine receive the same pay and benefits as their Ukrainian counterparts, and are protected under the Geneva Convention.
    — Rebecca Johns, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Water facilities are protected under the Geneva Convention.
    — Arpita Dasika, CNN Money, 11 June 2026
  • There’s also a string of ethical questions AI warfare raises, mainly around the question of accountability, something Husain said the Geneva Convention and the laws of armed conflict already require states to comply with.
    — Jake Angelo, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2026
  • According to Article 55 of the Geneva Convention, the occupying power (Israel) must ensure the food and medical supplies of the population to the fullest extent possible.
    — Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Civilian infrastructure Water facilities are protected under the Geneva Convention.
    — Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Money, 11 June 2026
  • International humanitarian law, including provisions of the Geneva Convention, prohibit targeting civilian infrastructure indispensable to the survival of the population, including drinking water facilities.
    — Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026

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