Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-09-21 20:33:30 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 530FC2235B7AAAF7E1BC1AF57187D05FAF7F9D315803119771AEB84D8550F56E
Participant Details
Original Note:
Pursuant to Article 52 of the Additional Protocols to the Geneva Convention I, such acts are permissible in circumstances where objects in question are no longer used for civilian purposes. The pagers and hand-held devices were distributed specifically to Hezbollah. https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treaties/api-1977/article-52#:~:text=Article%2052%20%2D%20General%20protection%20of%20civilian%20objects,-1.&text=Civilian%20objects%20shall%20not%20be,limited%20strictly%20to%20military%20objectives.
All Note Details