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The Red Cross symbol. The Red Cross on white background was the original protection symbol declared at the 1864 Geneva Convention. The ideas to introduce a uniform and neutral protection symbol as well as its specific design originally came from Dr. Louis Appia, a Swiss surgeon, and Swiss General Henri Dufour, founding members of the International Committee.
The Red Cross, Red Crescent and Red Crystal emblems are officially recognized by the movement. De jure, the Red Lion and Sun emblem is also an official emblem, though it has fallen to disuse. [56] Various other countries have also lobbied for alternative symbols, which have been rejected because of concerns of territorialism. [57] [58]
The red cross flag. The American Red Cross flag logo. On August 7, 2007, [117] Johnson & Johnson (J&J) filed suit against ARC over its sub licensing of the International Red Cross image for the production of first aid kits and similar products, which it alleged competed with the company's products.
Note: This flag of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) should be reserved for protective use during ICRC field missions. File:Emblem of the ICRC.svg should be used where an illustration or a logo of the ICRC is needed. Misuse of the emblem is prohibited by international and/or national law.
Camillians today continue to identify themselves with this emblem on their habits, a symbol universally recognized today as the sign of charity and service. This was the original Red Cross, hundreds of years before the International Red Cross was formed.
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Additional emblems have been proposed, including the red lion and sun of Persia, [5] the double emblem (both the red cross and red crescent together) by the Red Cross Society of Eritrea, and the red Star of David by Magen David Adom of Israel. Over time the adoption of a single, universal emblem has been met with two recurrent difficulties: [6]
In March, a mother was horrified to find a pedophile symbol on a toy she bought for her daughter. Although the symbol was not intentionally placed on the toy by the company who manufactured the ...