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Helen Bamber in The Guardian 06 February 2009 Helen comments in The Guardian: From Belsen to Zimbabwe Sorry minister, but to call the Geneva conventions outdated traduces 60 years of torture and abuse. ... I have witnessed first hand the impact of the Geneva conventions and their attempt to extend protection to the many thousands of displaced people who existed in the most appalling circumstances after the second world war. It is to my great disappointment that we do not seem to have learned the lessons of the past, and I am once again witnessing the creation of policies that seek to protect borders at the cost of those whom we have an international obligation to protect. ... Read full article: The Guardian, 13 January |
