The red cross emblem is an international symbol of neutrality and protection during armed conflicts. Used by military medical personnel and authorised humanitarian workers to safeguard the wounded and ...

Amazingly, almost every country in the world has a Red Cross National Society ... It's also not a religious symbol The Red Cross is not a religious symbol: due to our Swiss roots, it's actually the ...

and Colombian President Alvaro Uribe admitted July 16 that Colombian military intelligence used a single Red Cross symbol in the rescue mission. The ICRC statement said video aired on Colombian ...

In 1863, the Geneva Convention established the Red Cross emblem as a symbol of protection for medics ... During the Second World War, it produced positive reports of both Theresienstadt and ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (CNN)-- Colombian President Alvaro Uribe admitted Wednesday that the symbol of the neutral Red Cross organization was used in a hostage rescue mission that freed 15 people from ...