Society of American Archivists Issues Statement on Targeting of Iranian Cultural Heritage Sites for Destruction
January 09, 2020
January 09, 2020
CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 9 -- The Society of American Archivists issued the following statement:
The Society of American Archivists has grave concerns about President Donald Trump's suggestion that Iranian cultural heritage sites could be targeted as part of a military strike. The targeting of cultural heritage sites is a crime under the law of armed conflict, including the 1949 Geneva Convention for the Protection of Civilian Persons in Times of War and the 1954 Hague Convention for . . .
The Society of American Archivists has grave concerns about President Donald Trump's suggestion that Iranian cultural heritage sites could be targeted as part of a military strike. The targeting of cultural heritage sites is a crime under the law of armed conflict, including the 1949 Geneva Convention for the Protection of Civilian Persons in Times of War and the 1954 Hague Convention for . . .