Red Cross chief: ‘Permissive law interpretation’ in Gaza & Syria must end

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‘Destruction and human suffering are linked to permissive interpretation of international humanitarian law’. Mirjana Spoljaric Egger, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, told CGTN at Davos that international humanitarian law has never been more challenged.  #wef25 #worldeconomicforum #icrc #gaza #israel

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00:00I mean, what we see now in Gaza, what we see in Syria, is how important compliance with

00:06international humanitarian law is with the Geneva Conventions, because the destruction,

00:11the human suffering, are all linked to either a permissive interpretation of international

00:17humanitarian law, or even a violation of IHL.

00:22And so we need to learn the lessons very quickly, turn the page, and hopefully find some stability

00:29now with this recent agreement to alleviate the suffering, and the suffering on both sides

00:34has been atrocious over more than a year, and in Syria for more than 13 years.

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