Q: How should the religious places be not targeted under Geneva Convention?

Ans: The Geneva Conventions are four treaties, and three additional protocols, that establish international legal standards for humanitarian treatment in war to maintain human ecology in environment.

Human ecology is an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary study of the relationship between humans and their natural, social, and built environments.

Religious differences can absolutely not be justification for conflict, and places of worship should in no case be used as targets. This problem is related to the 'violation of the basic principles of international humanitarian law'. The facts of the instant

problem are similar to 'Temple of the Tooth Attack Case'. Temple of the Tooth attack is an attack on the Buddhist Temple in Kandy, Sri Lanka. On 25/01/1998, the LTTE exploded massive truck bomb inside the Temple of the Tooth premises, which was to be the centre the independence day celebrations. Three suicide LTTE Black Tigers drove an explosive laden truck along the King's street, firing at soldiers manning road blocks around the place, crashed through the entrance and detonated the bomb. Two explosions were heard. 16 people, including the 3 attackers and a 2 year old infant were killed in the incident. Over 25 people, including 4 women, a monk and a police officer were injured.

The attack was condemned by various local and international organizations and individuals. Amnesty International issued a statement condemning the killing of civilians at the Temple. It called on the LTTE to abide by basic principles of international humanitarian law, especially the common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions said that the religious differences can absolutely not be justification for conflict, and places of worship should in no case be used as targets. UN condemns the use of terror tactics on religious and ethnic grounds.