 Many nations signed, including delegates from the United Kingdom, United States, Russia and Japan.Despite many nations signing at the Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907, a number of the agreements were broken during World War I, including sections from Treaty IV involving poisons and the attacking of undefended towns and villages.While some Geneva Conventions occurred before the Hague Conventions, none touched on the rights of non-combatants in the heat of combat.