75 years of the Geneva Conventions exhibition in Kandy

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Photos from the ICRC archives

Dialogues in Humanity exhibition

The Embassy of Switzerland to Sri Lanka and the Maldives and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) are organising a photo exhibition, themed “75 Years of the Geneva Conventions: Global and Sri Lankan Perspectives” in Kandy, in collaboration with the University of Peradeniya.

The exhibition is organised to mark the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, the cornerstone of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) which regulates the conduct of armed conflict to preserve humanity and reduce suffering, even in the worst of wartime.

The exhibition will consist of two parts: ‘Dialogues in Humanity’, a collaboration with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), ‘Photo Elysée’, museum for photography in Lausanne and the ICRC and a selection of photos from the ICRC’s audio-visual archives on the history of the Geneva Conventions and the protections afforded by them. The exhibition will be open to the public from 29 November to 9 December 2024 at the Exhibition Hall, New Library Building, Main Library, University of Peradeniya from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Initially unveiled at the BMICH, Colombo in August this year, the exhibition will also travel to Jaffna in December, upon completing its tour of Kandy. The exhibition will provide viewers an opportunity to explore the enduring importance of international humanitarian law.