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When one speaks of the Geneva Conventions, they are usually referring
to the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949, which was ratified in the aftermath
of World War II.
There were actually
four Geneva Conventions. The First Geneva Convention was agreed to
in 1864. The agreement provided for
the protection
of all medical facilities, their personnel and any civilians aiding
the
wounded.
It also gives the Red Cross international recognition as a neutral
medical group.
The First convention
was originally signed by 12 nations (The United States was not one
of these). The United States signed the Second Convention, which
occurred in 1882. The second convention extended the protection of
the first
convention to wounded combatants at sea and shipwrecked sailors.
The Third Geneva
Convention was convened in 1929 and resulted in specific protections
for prisoners
of war. The Fourth Geneva Convention was signed in 1949. This
convention reaffirmed the requirements of the first three conventions
and provided
protections for civilians during wartime.
Below are the requirements
of the Geneva Conventions as they relate to the treatment of Prisoners
of War (POWs):
Part I - General Provisions
Article 1
Article 2
Article 3
Article 4
Article 5
Article 6
Article 7
Article 8
Article 9
Article 10
Article 11 Part II - General Protections of Prisoners of War
Article 12
Article 13
Article 14
Article 15
Article 16 Part III - Captivity
Section I - Beginning of Captivity
Article 17
Article 18
Article 19
Article 20
Section II - Internment of Prisoners of War
Chapter I - General Observations
Article 21
Article 22
Article 23
Article 24
Chapter II - Quarters, Food and Clothing of Prisoners of War
Article 25
Article 26
Article 27
Article 28
Chapter III - Hygene and Medical Attention
Article 29
Article 30
Article 31
Article 32
Chapter IV - Medical Personnel and Chaplains Retained to Assist Prisoners
of War
Article 33
Chapter V - Religious, Intellectual and Physical Activities
Article 34
Article 35
Article 36
Article 37
Article 38
Chapter VI - Discipline
Article 39
Article 40
Article 41
Article 42
Chapter VII - Ranks of Prisoners of War
Article 43
Article 44
Article 45
Chapter VIII - Transfer of Prisoners of War After Arrival in Camp
Article 46
Article 47
Article 48
Section III - Labour of Prisoners of War
Article 49
Article 50
Article 51
Article 52
Article 53
Article 54
Article 55
Article 56
Article 57
Section IV - Financial Resources of Prisoners of War
Article 58
Article 59
Article 60
Article 61
Article 62
Article 63
Article 64
Article 65
Article 66
Article 67
Article 68
Section V - Relations of Prisoners of War with the Exterior
Article 69
Article 70
Article 71
Article 72
Article 73
Article 74
Article 75
Article 76
Article 77
Section VI - Relations Between Prisoners of War and the Authorities
Chapter I - Complaints of Prisoners of War Respecting the Conditions
of Captivity
Article 78
Chapter II - Prisoner of War Representatives
Article 79
Article 80
Article 81
Chapter III - Penal and Disciplinary Sanctions
Part I - General Provisions
Article 82
Article 83
Article 84
Article 85
Article 86
Article 87
Article 88
Part II - Disciplinary Sanctions
Article 89
Article 90
Article 91
Article 92
Article 93
Article 94
Article 95
Article 96
Article 97
Article 98
Part III - Judicial Proceedings
Article 99
Article 100
Article 101
Article 102
Article 103
Article 104
Article 105
Article 106
Article 107
Article 108
Part IV - Termination of Captivity
Section I - Direct Repatriation and Accommodation in Neutral Countries
Article 109
Article 110
Article 111
Article 112
Article 113
Article 114
Article 115
Article 116
Article 117
Section II - Release and Repatriation of Prisoners of War at the Close
of Hostilities
Article 118
Article 119
Section III - Death of Prisoners of War
Article 120
Article 121
Part V - Information Bureaux and Relief Societies for Prisoners of War
Article 122
Article 123
Article 124
Article 125 Part VI - Execution of the Convention
Section I - General Provisions
Article 126
Article 127
Article 128
Article 129
Article 130
Article 131
Article 132
Section II - Final Provisions
Article 133
Article 134
Article 135
Article 136
Article 137
Article 138
Article 139
Article 140
Article 141
Article 142
Article 143
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