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The Geneva Conventions set rules for armed conflict

Four 1949 treaties and later protocols set limits on how wars are fought The first Geneva Convention of 1864 protected wounded soldiers, prompted by Henry Dunant's account of the carnage at Solferino. Four conventions were agreed in 1949 covering the wounded, shipwrecked, prisoners of war and civilians, and additional protocols followed in 1977. The rules are meant to apply in conflicts regardless of who started them. It sits in Mondo's history collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: Four 1949 treaties and later protocols set limits on how wars are fought. The figure is taken from International Committee of the Red Cross, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a history fact?: Yes. It sits on the History shelf, one of 2,600 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.