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“ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED INTHIS PROJECT” Author:- Paramjeet Singh There are many organizations that work for this project. The following are some of the organizations that author will describe in this paper. 1. ITIC(International Tsunami Information Centre) 2. SERVOTEST 3. OYO CORPORATIONS 4. ISPRS(INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR PHOTOGRAMMETRY AND REMOTE SENSING) 1.) ITIC (International Tsunami Information Centre):-It is located in Honolulu and ITIC was established in November 1965 by the Intergovernmental

The Geneva College's mission statement describes our mission as educating a diverse body of students. What do we mean by "diversity"? The Christian vision of diversity is based upon two fundamental doctrines of Holy Scripture: (1) The unity of the human race

why this becomes important to their rights. On June 8, 1977 an international conference sponsored by the Red Cross extended the rights of the Geneva Convention and the definition of prisoner of war to “guerilla combatants fighting wars of self-determination” and thus the detainees should be covered under those Conventions (Geneva Convention). The Geneva Convention allows the detainees classification as prisoners of war and according to the actual articles of the convention, the prisoners should

Respect for International Humanitarian Law Article 1 of the Geneva Conventions provides that States parties undertake to “ensure respect for the present Convention ”. The same provision is repeated in Additional Protocol I in relation to respect for the provisions of that Protocol . It further provides that in the event of serious violations of the Protocol, States parties undertake to act, jointly or individually, in cooperation with the United Nations and in conformity with the Charter of the United

some time, and the current global hegemony has not conclusively provoked further conflict, but rather, developed mechanisms to protect those affected by the circumstances of an armed conflict. International Humanitarian Law (IHL) was devised by the Geneva Conventions, a paramount composition of accords that followed the Second World War in a historical juncture that would persuade political powers of the world that it was necessary to establish a customary structure to the time of war. Predominantly

as a prisoner during an armed conflict. In the middle ages the modern law was the source relating to the treatment of Prisoners of War. However, today the modern foundation of international law relating to the Treatment of Prisoners is the 1949 Geneva Convention. During the Korean War conflict more than 7,500 Americans were detained by the Chinese Communists with only 3,000 returning home. It has been stated that approximately 1,500 were tortured and 1,800 died of diseases and famine. During the

seen as “an act of force to compel our enemy to do our will” (Clausewitz, 2008, pp.: 75), which reached the pinnacle in the mid-twentieth century. Theoretically, these wars were highly organised, fought in uniforms and confined by law, such as The Geneva Convention and The Hague Convention introduced in the early twentieth century. However, “war made states, and vice versa” (Tilly, 1990), war has been changing its characters in

The Human Right Violations at Abu Ghraib In 1949, the Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War was created to prohibit immoral, cruel and degrading punishment toward prisoners during wartime. The United States ratified this covenant and became a member of the Geneva Conventions. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, a series of human abuses occurred from October through December of 2003 where American military personnel have conducted acts of brutality and immoral behavior toward

Introduction America endured several events that launched it into becoming known as the world’s policeman. From the Spanish-American War to the two world wars to the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States has positioned itself to be the world’s superpower. The ability of “Big Brother” United States to maneuver through land, sea, air, or virtual space makes the U.S. virtually unstoppable. As the world’s policeman, America pays a heavy toll in human life. However, if the United

Humanitarian Crisis: ICRC and MSF’s safety compromised due to Syrian Conflict Introduction In September 2016, Secretary John Kerry negotiated a cease-fire agreement between the United States and Russia, in order to allow aid convoys to provide relief. However, on September nineteenth, 18 out of the 31 convoys were attacked by an airstrike. The attack resulted in the death of 21 civilians and one Syrian Arab Crescent member (Hennessy-Fiske, 2016). Some immediately assumed Russia was responsible and