> Amnesty International called the move "disastrous", while Human Rights Watch said it was "alarming", and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warned it "weakens vital protections for civilians".<p>While both AI and the ICRC may feel that voicing moral outrage is mandatory, I'd assume that both of 'em are quite aware of how very <cough/> <i>well</i> <cough/> the Russians have treated civilians and PoW's in their recent wars.