A kid in an abusive home has far fewer rights than any POW. There is no Geneva Convention for kids. Andrew Vachss American Author More Andrew Vachss Quotes 1
Applying different standards to al Qaeda does not abandon Geneva, but only recognizes that the U.S. faces a stateless enemy never contemplated by the Conventions. John Yoo American Educator More John Yoo Quotes 0
Human-rights advocates, for example, claim that the mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners is of a piece with President Bush's 2002 decision to deny al Qaeda and Taliban fighters the legal status of prisoners of war under the Geneva Conventions. John Yoo American Educator More John Yoo Quotes 0
It is also worth asking whether the strict limitations of Geneva make sense in a war against terrorists. John Yoo American Educator More John Yoo Quotes 0
It is important to recognize the differences between the war in Iraq and the war on terrorism. The treatment of those detained at Abu Ghraib is governed by the Geneva Conventions, which have been signed by both the U.S. and Iraq. John Yoo American Educator More John Yoo Quotes 0
Nonetheless, Article 5 makes clear that if an Iraqi civilian who is not a member of the armed forces, has engaged in attacks on Coalition forces, the Geneva Convention permits the use of more coercive interrogation approaches to prevent future attacks. John Yoo American Educator More John Yoo Quotes 0
That is because the conflict with al Qaeda is not governed by the Geneva Conventions, which applies only to international conflicts between states that have signed them. John Yoo American Educator More John Yoo Quotes 0
Under the Geneva Convention, for example, a POW is required only to provide name, rank, and serial number and cannot receive any benefits for cooperating. John Yoo American Educator More John Yoo Quotes 0
At Geneva, the neutral states were often in agreement concerning the preliminaries for Genoa, and Genoa itself was marked by a quite natural mutual exchange of ideas. Hjalmar Branting Swedish Statesman More Hjalmar Branting Quotes 0
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 American Director More Charles Guggenheim Quotes 0
After the outbreak of war, in April 1940, we left Geneva with our three children aged 4 years, 2 years and 2 weeks only to become part of the disordered refugee crowds fleeing across France from the German army. James Meade English Economist More James Meade Quotes 0
Margaret had close links with Geneva where she had spent some years as a student while her parents had been wardens of the Quaker Hostel there and where she had gone back as secretary to Gilbert Murray. James Meade English Economist More James Meade Quotes 0
Under this scientific and moral pressure, the Canadian government conceded publicly that the use of these weapons in Vietnam was, in their view, a contravention of the Geneva Protocol. John Charles Polanyi Canadian Scientist More John Charles Polanyi Quotes 0
What is the Geneva Convention on wars! I have never read it. Yoweri Museveni More Yoweri Museveni Quotes 0
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 American Politician More Bill Shuster Quotes 0
The Pentagon said that these prisoners were kept in accordance with the Geneva Convention, and of course I was not reassured by that, but I couldn't prove that that was wrong; so we're clearer about that. Peter Singer Australian Philosopher More Peter Singer Quotes 0
Attempts to distort and misinterpret the joint statement issued by the parties after the Geneva talks will damage mutual trust and seriously undermine the peace process. Anton Balasingham More Anton Balasingham Quotes 0
We told them that Geneva is the city of human rights and that they should free our relatives as a humanitarian gesture. Camilo Gomez More Camilo Gomez Quotes 0
According to the Geneva Conventions we're not allowed to do that. Chris Bowers More Chris Bowers Quotes 0
People are desperate. They have been there three years. They were promised that the Geneva Conventions would be respected and various changes would happen and, unfortunately, the (U.S.) government reneged on that. Clive Stafford Smith More Clive Stafford Smith Quotes 0
The strategy in place today respects neither human rights nor the Geneva Conventions. The current administration in Washington is trying to combat terrorism outside legal means, the rule of law. Dick Marty More Dick Marty Quotes 0
The ratio of meetings to patients is probably 10 to 1: Hawaii tomorrow. Geneva and Singapore next week. Dr. Jeremy Farrar More Dr. Jeremy Farrar Quotes 0
Geneva has traditionally been ahead of the curve, in a good way. But because of that, your contract has expired first. Now, you are facing the new world. Gary Price More Gary Price Quotes 0
Displacement based on race is a form of genocide, as recognized under the Geneva Conventions. Destruction of a people's culture, by official action or depraved inaction, is an offense against humanity under international law. Glenn Ford More Glenn Ford Quotes 0
This is not posturing. This is a very clear indication that Geneva is becoming very doubtful. The bottom line is that they are showing that they are strong and that they can take on the military. Iqbal Athas More Iqbal Athas Quotes 0