red crescent

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humanitarian emblem protective emblem symbol

The red crescent is a widely recognized humanitarian emblem used to identify and protect medical and relief services, particularly in many Muslim-majority countries, as part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
red crescent canonical	5
Red Crescent	4
Red Crescent emblem	4
red crescent emblem	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	humanitarian emblem ⓘ protective emblem ⓘ symbol ⓘ
appliesTo	armed conflict situations ⓘ other emergencies ⓘ
associatedWith	Islamic cultural context ⓘ
backgroundColor	white ⓘ
color	red ⓘ
displayedOn	ambulances ⓘ armbands of medical personnel ⓘ buildings of national Red Crescent societies ⓘ field medical units ⓘ hospitals ⓘ
distinguishedFrom	religious symbols despite visual similarity ⓘ
follows	international humanitarian law ⓘ
governedBy	Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions ⓘ Geneva Convention I of 12 August 1949 ⓘ surface form: Geneva Convention I Statutes of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement ⓘ
hasShape	red crescent on white background ⓘ
hasUser	civilian medical services ⓘ humanitarian relief organizations within the Movement ⓘ military medical services ⓘ national Red Crescent societies ⓘ
legalStatus	protected emblem under international law ⓘ
originatesFrom	adaptation of the Red Cross emblem ⓘ
partOf	International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement ⓘ
prohibits	misuse in armed conflict ⓘ use by non-authorized entities ⓘ use for commercial purposes ⓘ
recognizedBy	Geneva Conventions ⓘ International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ Member States of the United Nations ⓘ surface form: United Nations member states
represents	impartial humanitarian aid ⓘ neutrality ⓘ protection of the wounded and sick ⓘ
similarTo	red cross ⓘ surface form: Red Cross emblem Red Crystal emblem ⓘ
usedFor	identifying medical services ⓘ identifying relief services ⓘ protection of humanitarian relief operations ⓘ protection of medical facilities in armed conflict ⓘ protection of medical personnel in armed conflict ⓘ
usedIn	Middle East ⓘ North Africa ⓘ many Muslim-majority countries ⓘ parts of Asia ⓘ

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement → usesEmblem → red crescent ⓘ

Additional Protocol III → recognizesProtectiveEmblem → red crescent ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red Crescent

RCRC Movement → hasEmblem → red crescent ⓘ

red cross → alternativeEmblems → red crescent ⓘ

subject surface form: Red Cross emblem

this entity surface form: Red Crescent emblem

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies → hasEmblem → red crescent ⓘ

World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day → symbolUsed → red crescent ⓘ

this entity surface form: red crescent emblem

Red Crystal emblem → alternativeTo → red crescent ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red Crescent emblem

Red Lion and Sun → alternativeTo → red crescent ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red Crescent

Red Lion and Sun → replacedBy → red crescent ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red Crescent

Islamic crescent → usedOn → red crescent ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red Crescent emblem

Presidential standard of Tunisia → usesSymbol → red crescent ⓘ

National Red Cross Societies → usesEmblem → red crescent ⓘ

National Red Crescent Societies → usesEmblem → red crescent ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red Crescent

GCII → requiresRespectFor → red crescent ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red Crescent emblem