4Th Geneva Convention

4Th Geneva Convention The 4th Geneva Convention is a series of agreements first formulated at an international convention held in Geneva, Switzerland in 1864. The Geneva Convention established the rules for the treatment of Prisoners-of-War, the sick, and the wounded in the hands of the enemy. It requires that all Prisoners-of-War, the wounded, and civilians be treated humanely. According to the 4th Geneva Convention, these people, in all circumstances are entitled to respect for their honor and religion, and must be protected against verbal or written insults. The convention states that no physical or moral coercion shall be used against any of these individuals to obtain any information. Today’s world’s military actions are inconsistent with the sanctions set forth by the 4th Geneva Convention. I will attempt to prove this by analyzing the absolute torture emotionally, physically, and socially that Prisoners-of-War, the wounded, the sick, and civilians have endured even after the 4th Geneva Convention was put into place. Imagine a meeting that was spawned from violence, brutality, and power abuse. A meeting that, at its core, was a response to gross abuse of the weak by the strong. Imagine a meeting whose ideals essentially promote peace, sovereignty, and general good will throughout the world. This meeting helps keep dignity and human compassion through American warfare. Dignity that very few countries are able to retain throughout the same trying time. Now, imagine the same ideals and principles that most Americans hold true, and imagine these ideals repeatedly violated and undermined. They aren't undermined by those who fought against us, but by those who fight for us. This meeting is called The Geneva Convention, and those ideals are all that protect defenseless citizens of foreign nations. I affirm that their have been many breeches of the sanctions set forth by the Geneva Convention. I will prove this by exposing the ideals of the Geneva convention through its history, citing...