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humanitarian gesture'. In the words of the day: Even in the most desperately inhuman and violent situation, one humanita- rian gesture can be the spark that kindles a gleam of hope for a better way of life and eventually ignites the Harne of peace. When you reach out with open arms in a situation otherwise
can’t just abandon those people!” or: “Why should I risk my entire unit just to save one man?” or: “The commander must have had a good reason for giving these orders, so we’ll carry them out!” or: “I don’t want to spend the rest of my life thinking that I could have saved those people, but didn
. Socrates helps people out of their sleep and then sets them to think- ing, an activity that makes life worth living, according to Socrates. For if a person does not think, (s)he is not really living. The second metaphor, the midwife – which has already been referred to briefly in the previous section
's fundamental principles, has oriented the Red Cross/Red Crescent over the many years of the Movement's history. Solidarity as a humanitarian value (and not as a term of political support) motivated the Movement's founder, Henry Dunant, to mobilise assistance for the wounded at the Battle of Solferino. This
in exploring new avenues to justice. Sometimes, victims’ counsel were supported by motivated prosecutors and judges, but often they had to fi rst overcome the opposition from prosecutors with a conservative refl ex. Victims’ counsel are often personally engaged and committed to the cause of
beginning to write this chapter the day after the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the reader will appreciate the fact that after .some event or events, life will never be the same again for the affected people. The people in the Balkans expe- rienced a large number of
beginning to write this chapter the day after the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the reader will appreciate the fact that after .some event or events, life will never be the same again for the affected people. The people in the Balkans expe rienced a large number of
adversaries, might prevent minor disagreements from turning into violent warfare. In other words, there is a range of ethical practices, spiritual experiences, laws and codes, which inhere in religious life that are virtually left out of just war discussions.4 The broader ethical litera ture is the key to
adversaries, might prevent minor disagreements from turning into violent warfare. In other words, there is a range of ethical practices, spiritual experiences, laws and codes, which inhere in religious life that are virtually left out of just war discussions.4 The broader ethical litera- ture is the key to
): “Disasters are about vulnerability – the suscepti- bility of a potential victim to the life-threatening impact of a ‘disaster agent’.” And further on: The relationship between disaster agents and vulnerability leads one on to a basic definition of disaster, for a disaster occurs when a disaster agent