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taking of hostages

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A quick definition of taking of hostages:

Term: Taking of Hostages

Definition: Taking hostages means capturing people and holding them against their will. This is a very bad thing to do, especially during a war. It is considered a war crime, which means it is against the law. To prove that someone has committed this crime, the prosecutor must show that the person took the victim(s) hostage, threatened to hurt them, and wanted something in return for their release. The victims must also be protected under special rules called the Geneva Conventions, and the crime must have happened during an international war.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Taking of hostages is a war crime that occurs when someone seizes, detains, or holds someone else hostage as part of an armed conflict. The person holding the hostages threatens to harm or kill them if their demands are not met. The goal is to force a state, international organization, or individuals to act or refrain from acting in a certain way in exchange for the safety or release of the hostages. This conduct is only considered a war crime if it takes place in the context of an international armed conflict and the victims are protected under the Geneva Conventions of 1949.

Examples:

  • A group of rebels in a war-torn country kidnaps a group of aid workers and demands that the government release their imprisoned comrades in exchange for their release.
  • A terrorist organization hijacks a plane and threatens to kill the passengers unless their political demands are met.

These examples illustrate how taking hostages is used as a tactic to achieve certain goals in an armed conflict. The perpetrators use the hostages as leverage to force others to comply with their demands. This is a violation of international law and is considered a war crime.

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every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
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guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
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Oooooo me too
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omg is this good or bad
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Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
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it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
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No idea
windyMagician
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reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
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NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
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Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
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My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
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@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: mine did yesterday morning
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UMN under review! As predicted, decisions are gonna come out early December
Minus those random R decisions from UMN yesterday though right? I wonder what happened there. I don’t think I’ve seen a school start the season out with anything but As on here
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