Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-03-11 10:28:58 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 39F13BBE28E6108781D541C2490DD6D14C8F515E3BB2F9431F001E86994C21B0
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Original Note:
According to Article 47 of Protocol I, an ammendment to the Geneva Conversation, the person depicted in this post is not defined as a "mercenary", as foreign volunteers fighting for Ukraine are a part of the regular Ukrainian military and are therefore not mercenaries. https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treaties/api-1977/article-47 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Legion_(Ukraine)
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