Human T-lymphotropic virus. The human T-lymphotropic virus or human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV) family of viruses are a group of human retroviruses that are known to cause a type of cancer called adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma and a demyelinating disease called HTLV-I associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP).
The Geneva convention doesn't apply to ISIS anyways as they are considered unlawful combatants. We ran into these gray area issues in Iraq as many of the insurgents were not locals, non-uniformed and not state sponsored.
Current international treaties (general) 1  Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, entered into force in 1957. 2  Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children. 3  Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air.