Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-09-20 19:04:54 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: C5398321E55F0F2A4172221CA97A6A331B21C9662674F763FDA46CEFB792EE65
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