How will the red crystal emblem be used?
Under the Geneva Conventions, the red cross or red crescent emblem may be used for two purposes. The first is as a visible sign of the protection conferred by International Humanitarian Law on persons and objects such as humanitarian workers and medical staff from national societies, the ICRC and the IFRC. This is the protective use of the emblem. The second use of the emblem indicates that persons or objects are linked to the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. This use is called the indicative use of the emblem. For example, our name, Canadian Red Cross is an indicative use of the emblem. As an additional emblem of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, the red crystal may be used in the same ways as the red cross and red crescent emblems.
