bombe su TV irakena: "Convenzione di Ginevra violata", dice Amnesty International

[Alessandro Marescotti <a.marescotti@peacelink.it>]

AI-index: MDE 14/046/2003     03/26/2003

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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
PRESS RELEASE


AI Index: MDE 14/046/2003 (Public)
News Service No: 068
26 March 2003

Iraq: Bombing of Iraqi state television
Amnesty International today cautioned that the bombing of the Iraqi state 
television station in Baghdad by US allied forces could be a breach of the 
Geneva Conventions.

"The bombing of a television station, simply because it is being used for 
the purposes of propaganda, cannot be condoned. It is a civilian object, 
and thus protected under international humanitarian law," the organization 
said.

According to Protocol 1 of the Geneva Conventions Article 52 (2) "Attacks 
shall be limited strictly to military objectives. In so far as objects are 
concerned, military objectives are limited to those objects which by their 
nature, location, purpose or use make an effective contribution to military 
action and whose total or partial destruction, capture or neutralization, 
in the circumstances ruling at the time, offers a definite military 
advantage."

For further information on Amnesty International's concerns and 
recommendations about the crisis in Iraq please visit: 
<http://www.amnesty.org/go/iraq>http://www.amnesty.org/go/iraq