Rwanda: Junior army officers learn humanitarian law

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Rwanda Defence Forces have organised a four-day competition for 21 junior army officers from six countries in an effort to integrate international humanitarian law into other aspects of military operations, officials told IRIN on Wednesday. "As we advocate for peace, attention should be placed on international law principles," Gen Marcel Gatsinzi, Rwanda's defence minister, said. "We have to always try, as much as we can, to safe lives of innocent civilians."