Laws under attack
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Overview
When violence escalated in Lebanon in 2024, and the last operational hospital in the country’s south became a direct casualty of targeted attacks, it marked more than the destruction of a medical facility, it symbolized a growing disregard for international humanitarian law, despite the Geneva Convention’s explicit protections established over seven decades ago.
In a powerful statement to the world, the ICRC partnered with TBWA\RAAD to launch “Laws Under Attack,” a bold campaign that transforms the very laws being violated into an urgent plea for accountability, drawing global attention to the repeated targeting of hospitals and medical personnel in conflict zones.
Amid the rubble and scars of the hospital, Lebanese muralist and calligrapher Ghaleb Hawila meticulously inscribed articles from the Geneva Convention onto the building’s shattered walls. Each crack and burn stands as concrete evidence of international law violations – an arresting reminder that these laws must be honored, not ignored.
