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UN peacekeeper from the Irish batallion talks with teenagers
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Mavis Yawa tells of her experiences as a tortured ex-detainee in the
township of Philippi outside Cape Town.
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In
a worldwide consultation, civilians and combatants alike were
asked how they viewed their experience of war, what basic rules
they thought should be applied in war, why these rules break
down and what their expectations for the future were.
This consultation was organized by the ICRC to mark the 50th
anniversary of the modern Geneva Conventions (on 12 August 1999).
Under the guidance of an opinion research firm, Greenberg Research,
Inc., ICRC staff and Red Cross and Red Crescent volunteers carried
out this research in 12 countries (Afghanistan, Bosnia-Herzegovina,
Cambodia, Colombia, El Salvador, Georgia/Abkhazia, Israel, the
occupied territories and the autonomous territories, Lebanon,
Nigeria, Philippines, Somalia and South Africa), conducting
in-depth, face-to-face interviews, group discussions and national
public opinion surveys. Surveys on the basis of a questionnaire
only were conducted in a further five countries (France, Russian
Federation, Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States) in
order to reflect these people's perceptions of war.
By making the outcome of this consultation public, the ICRC
hopes to initiate a local and international debate on the humanitarian
aspects of war - a debate in which the major political players,
international and non-governmental organizations and aid specialists
should participate. Greenberg Research analysts prepared a series
of country reports which have now been published (see our Resources
section and the website www.onwar.org).
"Do not give in to these patterns of war" say
those who have endured the worst of modern war. Photographs
shot during the survey reflect this feeling in their own ways.
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West of Medellin, Colombia.
Rebel fighters participate in a group discussion about
international humanitarian law.
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