Geneva Conventions and the Media: Bearing Witness

Avoiding responsibility for military misdeeds has just got much harder, as the Iran election protests show. Millions of ordinary people carry with them the means to enforce the laws of war and Geneva Conventions. Mobile phones and digital cameras allow everyone to be a witness.

The World Today Updated 14 October 2020 5 minute READ

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