The emblem of a red cross on a white background is a sign of protection under the Geneva Conventions. It is not a religious symbol. The red cross, red crescent and red crystal are symbols of ...

The use and misuse of the red cross, red crescent and red crystal emblems are clearly set out in the law. The Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols contain several articles on the emblems.

Those responsible may be unaware that use of the red cross emblem is restricted under the Geneva Conventions for the Protection of War Victims of 12 August 1949, and that unauthorised use of this ...

“Those responsible may be unaware that use of the red cross emblem is restricted under the Geneva Conventions for the Protection of War Victims of 12 August 1949, and that unauthorised use of ...

The International Red Cross said Wednesday that Colombia broke the Geneva Conventions by deliberately using its humanitarian emblem during the covert military mission that freed Ingrid Betancourt ...

and introduced the emblem of a red cross on a white background to represent medical services. The horrors of World War II led to the conclusion of the four treaties of the Geneva Conventions in ...

The devs aren't exaggerating, either. It's all there in black and white in the provisions of the Geneva Conventions: You can't display "the emblem of a red cross with vertical and horizontal arms ...