Red Cross, Red Crescent, Red Crystal Implementation

Lately, the issue of the Geneva Conventions emblem began to bloom again discussed, of course, linked to the plan for argument and ratification bill (the bill) the red cross emblem by the legislature (Dpr). Indonesia as one of the 194 countries that have ratified the Geneva Conventions of 1949, straight through Act No. 59 of 1958, was supposed to have national regulations that hold the implementation of these conventions in Indonesia.

Some citizen still do not fully understand what and how the actual content of the Geneva Conventions, particularly relating to the use of red cross emblem, the red crescent, red lion and sun, and of policy the red crystal, the most recent. Red cross emblem was all the time identified with the emblem of humanity, a misguided assumption. Use of the emblem in Indonesia also began to bother, unlike mean by that contained in the convention. This is very troubling, and will cause problems if left abandoned. The emergence of institutions that 'act as' national associations also add to the list of bad-related issues, the emblems of the Geneva Convention.

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In May 2007, the International Committee of the Red Cross (Icrc) published a book that makes you who are curious in learning more information issues with regard to symbols contained in the 1949 Geneva Conventions and its additional Protocol. Only one of the many sources of reference, of course. Consultants polite Directorate of the Icrc, Francois Bugnion trip summarizes the emergence of the red crystal emblem, which was intended as a final explication to the debate about the use of the emblem, which has been going on since long. Presented him with a clear background history, the processes of negotiation and, of course, until the decision to use the red crystal emblem. The book is available online at the legal website of the Icrc and can be downloaded in Pdf format. You can also invite a hardcopy it by ordering in advance.

Red Cross, Red Crescent, Red Crystal Implementation

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