Submitted by christian on Fri, 05/26/2023 - 19:04
Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, there have been numerous airstrikes hitting hospitals or their surroundings.
International humanitarian law (IHL) specifically protects hospitals. The Geneva Conventions and their additional protocols stipulate that the sick and wounded, medical staff, hospitals and mobile medical units may under no circumstances be the object of attack. This also applies to wounded military personnel being treated in the hospital and to armed medical workers- if they are armed to defend their lives and those of the wounded.
