IRRC No. 313

National legislation on the use and protection of the emblem of the red cross or red crescent

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The emblem of the red cross or red crescent occupies a very important place in international humanitarian law. In time of war, the emblem is the visible sign of the protection conferred by the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols of 1977 on medical personnel and medical units and transports.

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