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Amnesty International
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MARCH 26, 2003
10:04 AM
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CONTACT:
Amnesty
International
Alistair Hodgett +1 202 544 0200 ext 302 Rebecca
Lineham + 64 21 422 562
Judit Arenas + 44 207413 5810
Teresa Richardson + 44 207413 5554
Kamal Samari + 44 207413 5831
Magda Wendorff-Kowalczuk + 44 207413 5729 |
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Iraq: Bombing of Iraqi state television
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| March
26 - Amnesty International today cautioned that the bombing of
the Iraqi state television station in Baghdad by US allied forces
could be a breach of the Geneva Conventions.
"The bombing
of a television station, simply because it is being used for the
purposes of propaganda, cannot be condoned. It is a civilian object,
and thus protected under international humanitarian law," the
organization said.
According to
Protocol 1 of the Geneva Conventions Article 52 (2) "Attacks shall
be limited strictly to military objectives. In so far as objects
are concerned, military objectives are limited to those objects
which by their nature, location, purpose or use make an effective
contribution to military action and whose total or partial destruction,
capture or neutralization, in the circumstances ruling at the
time, offers a definite military advantage."
For further
information on Amnesty International's concerns and recommendations
about the crisis in Iraq please visit: http://www.amnesty.org/go/iraq
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