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Article 5 specifies that prisoners of war (as defined in article 4) are protected from the time of their capture until their final repatriation. It also specifies that when there is any doubt whether a combatant belongs to the categories in article 4, they should be treated as such until their status
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The
Information Bureau is an organisation that must be set up by the Detaining Power to facilitate the sharing of information by the parties to conflict and neutral powers as required by the various provisions of the Third Geneva Convention. It will correspond freely with "A Central Prisoners of War
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Section 3 (Articles 49–57) covers the type of labour that a prisoner of war may be compelled to do, taking such factors as rank, age, and sex into consideration, and that which because it is unhealthy or dangerous can only be done by prisoners of war who volunteer for such work. It goes into details
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Prisoner of war representatives (Articles 79–81). Where there is no senior officer available in a camp the section stipulates that "prisoners shall freely elect by secret ballot, every six months". The representative, whether the senior officer or an elected person, acts as a conduit between the
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That the relationship between the "High
Contracting Parties" and a non-signatory, the party will remain bound until the non-signatory no longer acts under the strictures of the convention. "...Although one of the Powers in conflict may not be a party to the present Convention, the Powers who are
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Section 1 covers the beginning of captivity (Articles 17–20). It dictates what information a prisoner must give ("surname, first names and rank, date of birth, and army, regimental, personal or serial number"), and interrogation methods that the detaining power may use ("No physical or mental
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Section 5 (Articles 69–74) covers the relations of prisoners of war with the exterior. This covers the frequency of which a prisoner of war can send and receive post, including parcels. The
Detaining power has the right to censor all mail, but must do so as quickly as possible.
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4.1.6 Inhabitants of a non-occupied territory, who on the approach of the enemy spontaneously take up arms to resist the invading forces, without having had time to form themselves into regular armed units, provided they carry arms openly and respect the laws and customs of
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about such things as the accommodation, medical facilities, and that even if the prisoner of war works for a private person the military authority remains responsible for them. Rates of pay for work done are covered by
Article 62 in the next section.
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parties thereto shall remain bound by it in their mutual relations. They shall furthermore be bound by the
Convention in relation to the said Power, if the latter accepts and applies the provisions thereof."
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Information Agency ... created in a neutral country" to act as a conduit with the Power to which the prisoners of war owe their allegiance. The provisions of this part are contained in
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torture, nor any other form of coercion"). It dictates what private property a prisoner of war may keep and that the prisoner of war must be evacuated from the combat zone as soon as possible.
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authorities of the detaining power and the prisoners.
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641:Section 2 (Articles 133–143) Final provisions.
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1999:Treaties extended to the Crown Colony of Malta
1934:Treaties extended to the Colony of the Bahamas
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541:Hygiene and medical attention (Articles 29–32)
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1919:Treaties extended to Surinam (Dutch colony)
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2004:Treaties extended to British Mauritius
1979:Treaties extended to British Hong Kong
1914:Treaties extended to French Somaliland
1904:Treaties extended to the Belgian Congo
1879:Treaties extended to the Faroe Islands
1584:Treaties of the Estado Novo (Portugal)
1179:Treaties of the French Fourth Republic
864:Treaties of the Kingdom of Afghanistan
535:General observations (Articles 21–24)
409:The passing of sentences must also be
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1539:Treaties of the Dominion of Pakistan
1414:Treaties of the Federation of Malaya
631:Part VI: Execution of the Convention
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99:adding citations to reliable sources
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954:Treaties of the Republic of Dahomey
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706:Text of the Third Geneva Convention
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969:Treaties of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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1944:Treaties extended to Bermuda
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1559:Treaties of Papua New Guinea
1069:Treaties of the Cook Islands
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1574:Treaties of the Philippines
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1399:Treaties of North Macedonia
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