Under the Geneva Conventions civilians can’t be forced to evacuate unless absolutely necessary, and any evacuation must ensure effective warning, safe passage, and time to leave safely, & telling civilians where it is safe to go.
Under the Geneva Conventions civilians can’t be forced to evacuate unless absolutely necessary, and any evacuation must ensure effective warning, safe passage, and time to leave safely, & telling civilians where it is safe to go.
Mass evacuation causing widespread displacement, suffering, restricted access to basic necessities, whatever is left of it anyway, or destruction of civilian infrastructure, amounts to collective punishment, which is prohibited under the Fourth Geneva Convention.
Mass evacuation causing widespread displacement, suffering, restricted access to basic necessities, whatever is left of it anyway, or destruction of civilian infrastructure, amounts to collective punishment, which is prohibited under the Fourth Geneva Convention.