Prisoners of war must at all times be
humanely treated. Any
unlawful act or
omission by the
Detaining Power causing
death or seriously
endangering the
health of a
prisoner of war in its
custody is
prohibited, and will be regarded as a
serious breach of the present
Convention. In particular, no
prisoner of war may be subjected to
physical mutilation or to
medical or
scientific experiments of any kind which are not justified by the
medical,
dental or
hospital treatment of the
prisoner concerned and carried out in his
interest.
