Third Geneva Convention
The
Third Geneva Convention regarded the treatment of
prisoners of war. It was adopted in
1929 as an extension to the rights guaranteed by the
Hague Convention of
1907. It was revised in
1949, with the modified form adopted on
August 12,
1949 by the Diplomatic Conference for the Establishment of International Conventions for the Protection of Victims of War, held in Geneva from
April 21 to August 12, 1949, and entered into force on
October 21 1950.
Excerpts
- (Art 3): "The wounded and sick shall be collected and cared for." (this is not restricted to prisoners of war)
- (Art 13): "Prisoners of war must at all times be humanely treated."
- (Art 13): "...Prisoners of war must at all times be protected, particularly against acts of violence or intimidation and against insults and public curiosity."
- (Art 17): "No physical or mental torture, nor any other form of coercion, may be inflicted on prisoners of war to secure from them information of any kind whatever. Prisoners of war who refuse to answer may not be threatened, insulted or exposed to unpleasant or disadvantageous treatment of any kind."
- (Art 39): "Prisoners of war, with the exception of officers, must salute and show to all officers of the Detaining Power the external marks of respect provided for by the regulations applying in their own forces."
- (Art 42): "The use of weapons against prisoners of war, especially against those who are escaping or attempting to escape, shall constitute an extreme measure, which shall always be preceded by warnings appropriate to the circumstances."
See also: Geneva Convention
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