GENEVA — The International Red Cross said Wednesday that Colombia broke the Geneva Conventions by deliberately using the humanitarian group’s emblem during the covert military mission that ...

"Those responsible may be unaware that use of the red cross emblem is restricted under the Geneva Conventions for the Protection of War Victims of 12 August 1949, and that unauthorised use of this ...

A new Red Cross emblem was accepted at an international conference Thursday over Syrian objections, paving the way for Israel to join the humanitarian movement after nearly six decades of ...

Wrongly using the Red Cross logo is prohibited by the Geneva Conventions. The man was a member of the Colombian military intelligence team involved in the daring rescue, Uribe said in an address ...

The red cross emblem – a red cross on a white ground – is a symbol of protection (protective use) and of membership of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (indicative use). In times ...

Use of the Red Cross symbol in such a military operation would appear to violate the Geneva Conventions that protect the relief organization's reputation for neutrality in conflicts.

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA — President Alvaro Uribe of Colombia apologized Wednesday after revealing that a nervous army officer who helped rescue 15 hostages attached a Red Cross logo to his vest to help ...

The Red Cross logo isn't a universal symbol that anyone can implement into their products for free, it's actually a protected logo, and its use without permission is forbidden by the Geneva ...

Red Cross and Red Crescent organisations may use these symbols in their logos because of their longstanding role in caring for the sick and wounded during armed conflict. Origin of the emblems. The ...

What the red cross is not. The red cross emblem is not a first aid or medical sign. It is not a religious or political symbol and it is not a general logo to be used in other ways by organisations or ...