Central African Republic
Practice Relating to Rule 59. Improper Use of the Distinctive Emblems of the Geneva Conventions
The Central African Republic’s Disciplinary Regulations (2009) states: “During combat, it is also prohibited for servicemen to … make improper use of … the distinctive emblems of international conventions”.
The Central African Republic’s Law on the Red Cross Emblem (2009) states: “No one shall use the Emblem or the name of the Red Cross unless such use is in accordance with the provisions of the 1949 Geneva Conventions and the [1977] Additional Protocols or with the present law.”
Article 17 of the law states:
Any natural or legal person shall be punished in accordance with the Penal code of the Central African Republic, if he or she:
- intentionally and without a right to do so uses the protective … Emblem … of the Red Cross, the term Red Cross, a distinctive signal or any other sign, denomination or signal which constitutes an imitation or which may lead to confusion, whatever the aim of its use.