Geneva Convention Article 3: Convention (III) Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War: Part I General Provisions

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Geneva Convention Article 3: Convention (III) Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War: Part I General Provisions

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Convention (Ill) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War. Geneva, 12 August 1949.
Part I : General provisions
ARTICLE 3~
In the case of armed conflict not of an international character occurring ·in the territory of one of the High Contracting Parties, each Party to the conflict shall be bound to . apply, as a minimum, the following provisions:
(1)
Persons taking no active part·in the hostilities, including members of armed forces
who have laid down their arms and those placed' hors de-combat I by sickness,
wounds, detention, or any other cause, shall in all circumstances be treated
humanely, without any adverse distinction founded on race, colour, religion or faith,
sex, birth or wealth, or any other similar criteria. .
To this end, the following acts are and shall remain prohibited at any time and in any
place whatsoever with respect to the above-mentioned. persons:

(a)
violence to life and person, in particular murder of all kinds, mutilation, cruel
treatment and torture;

(b)
taking of hostages;

(c)
outrages upon personal .dignity, in particular humiliating and degrading treatment;

(d)
the passing of sentences and the carrying out of executions without previous
judgment pronounced by a regularly constituted court, affordingall the judicial
guarantees which are recognized as indispensable by civilized peoples.

(2)
The wounded and sick shall be collected and cared for~

An impartial humanitarian body, such as the International Committee of the Red
Cross, may offer its services to the Parties to the conflict.
The Parties to the conflict should further endeavour to bring into force, by means of
special agreements, all or part of the other provisions of the present Convention.
The application of the preceding provisions shall not affect the legal status of the
Parties to the conflict.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE REVIEW AUTHORITY: WILLIAM E LANDFAIR DATE/CASE ID: 03 NOV 2004 200303827 D05-000569
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