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Human shield

A human shield is a non-combatant (or a group of non-combatants) who either volunteers or is forced to shield a target in order to deter the enemy from attacking it. The 20th and 21st centuries had numerous operations that used involuntary human shields. Use of voluntary human shields have also had use, particularly with Mahatma Gandhi using the concept…

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Involuntary human shields

Voluntary human shields

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Human shield

Nodes202
Edges201
Triples38
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.009901
Components1

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Human shield

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related to background · 12
Human shield → Additional Protocol, Article, But, Forcing, Fourth Geneva Convention, Geneva Conventions, IHL, Rome Statute, The, This, Under Article, Using
related to Anti-war activists · 10
Human shield → Human Shield Action, In, In January, Iraq, Iraqis, Many, March, Marines, Several, Ultimately
related to Pro-Palestinian activists · 9
Human shield → Amnesty International, Human Rights, ISM, Not, Palestinian, Rabbis, Rachel Corrie, Tom Hurndall, Western International Solidarity Movement
related to Involuntary human shields · 3
Human shield → Ancient, Ancient Greeks, The
related to Decolonization of India · 2
Human shield → Indian, Mahatma Gandhi
is a · 1
Human shield → non-combatant

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Human shieldis anon-combatant0.90text
Hamasinstance ofthe European Union and US President Joe Biden condemned the use of human shields by organizations0.80text
Human shieldrelated to Anti-war activistsIn0.60section
Human shieldrelated to Anti-war activistsIn January0.60section
Human shieldrelated to Anti-war activistsHuman Shield Action0.60section
Human shieldrelated to Anti-war activistsIraq0.60section
Human shieldrelated to Anti-war activistsMarch0.60section
Human shieldrelated to Anti-war activistsUltimately0.60section
Human shieldrelated to Anti-war activistsMany0.60section
Human shieldrelated to Anti-war activistsSeveral0.60section
Human shieldrelated to Anti-war activistsMarines0.60section
Human shieldrelated to Anti-war activistsIraqis0.60section

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