Scope note: Violations of the laws and customs of war, including, but not limited to, murder, ill-treatment or deportation of the civilian population in occupied territory, murder or ill-treatment of prisoners of war or persons on the seas, killing of hostages, plunder of public or private property, wanton destruction of cities, or devastation not justified by military necessity Broader terms:
INTERNATIONAL CRIMES
Related terms:
CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY
GENOCIDE
HUMAN RIGHTS IN ARMED CONFLICTS
HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURTS
MASSACRES
PRISONERS OF WAR
RAPE
REPARATIONS
TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL TREATMENT
WAR
WAR CRIMINALS
WOMEN IN ARMED CONFLICTS
Top terms:
INTERNATIONAL CRIMES
It occurs due to several factors; the industrial wastes dumped into the rivers and other water bodies, spraying insecticides, pesticides like DDT on plants pollutes the ground water system, oil spills in the oceans, Eutrophication occurs due to daily activities like washing clothes, utensils near lakes, ponds or rivers,