Red Crystal emblem

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international humanitarian law symbol neutral emblem protective emblem

The Red Crystal emblem is a neutral protective symbol used by the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement to identify medical and humanitarian services, particularly in contexts where the cross or crescent might be politically or religiously sensitive.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Red Crystal	2

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international humanitarian law symbol ⓘ neutral emblem ⓘ protective emblem ⓘ
alternativeTo	red crescent ⓘ surface form: Red Crescent emblem red cross ⓘ surface form: Red Cross emblem Red Lion and Sun ⓘ surface form: Red Lion and Sun emblem
appliesInContext	armed conflict ⓘ humanitarian relief operations ⓘ situations of violence ⓘ
associatedWith	humanitarian principles ⓘ medical neutrality ⓘ
backgroundColor	white ⓘ
canBeCombinedWith	another emblem inside the crystal for indicative use ⓘ
category	humanitarian emblem ⓘ medical protection symbol ⓘ
color	red ⓘ
designedToAvoid	political connotations ⓘ religious connotations ⓘ
governedBy	rules on the use of the emblems of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement ⓘ
hasFunction	identify humanitarian services ⓘ identify medical services ⓘ provide protection under international humanitarian law ⓘ serve as neutral alternative to Red Cross and Red Crescent emblems ⓘ
introducedAs	third protocol emblem ⓘ
legalBasis	Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions ⓘ surface form: Additional Protocol III to the Geneva Conventions Geneva Conventions ⓘ
prohibits	misuse by unauthorized persons ⓘ use for commercial purposes without authorization ⓘ
protectedBy	national legislation of States party to the Geneva Conventions ⓘ
purpose	ensure respect for medical and humanitarian personnel ⓘ provide a universally acceptable protective symbol ⓘ
recognizedBy	States party to the Geneva Conventions ⓘ United Nations member states that have ratified Additional Protocol III ⓘ
shape	red square standing on one corner ⓘ
status	official emblem of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement ⓘ
symbolizes	impartial humanitarian assistance ⓘ neutrality ⓘ protection of medical facilities ⓘ protection of medical personnel ⓘ protection of medical transports ⓘ
usedBy	International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies ⓘ International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement ⓘ National Red Cross Societies ⓘ surface form: National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
usedFor	indicative use by components of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement ⓘ protective use under international humanitarian law ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Additional Protocol III → addsProtectiveEmblem → Red Crystal emblem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red Crystal

red cross → alternativeEmblems → Red Crystal emblem ⓘ

subject surface form: Red Cross emblem

Additional Protocol III → establishes → Red Crystal emblem ⓘ

Additional Protocol III → protectiveEmblemName → Red Crystal emblem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red Crystal

red crescent → similarTo → Red Crystal emblem ⓘ

subject surface form: Red Crescent