Proceeding contribution from David Lidington (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 1 April 2009. It occurred during Debate on bill on Geneva Conventions and United Nations Personnel (Protocols) Bill [Lords].
Geneva Conventions and United Nations Personnel (Protocols) Bill [Lords]
In any humanitarian operation, relief workers or troops escorting them are right to be alert to the prospect of attack from any direction, including from aircraft. If my hon. Friend looks into this, I think he will find that there have been occasions where there has been so-called friendly fire, where humanitarian vehicles have been attacked, deliberately or inadvertently, from the air. Clearly, the purpose of displaying the humanitarian symbols prominently is to deter and prevent any such attack.
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- 490 c933
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- 2008-09
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- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Armed forces Armed conflict Development aid Humanitarian aid Geneva Conventions Health professions Protection Peacekeeping operations Staff Treaties United Nations Safety Israel Palestine Logos Reconstruction International Red Cross International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Red Crescent
- Legislation
- Geneva Conventions Act 1957
- Geneva Conventions and United Nations Personnel (Protocols) Bill (HL) 2008-09
- United Nations Personnel Act 1997
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