Google
Web
Law-Ref
Law-Ref.org
homepage
documents

Sister Sites
Chess-Ref.org
ZVON.org
RFC-Ref.org


Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War
PART-III: CAPTIVITY
SECTION-I: BEGINNING OF CAPTIVITY
ARTICLE 19

ARTICLE 19

Prisoners of war shall be evacuated, as soon as possible after their capture, to camps situated in an area far enough from the combat zone for them to be out of danger.
Only those prisoners of war who, owing to wounds or sickness, would run greater risks by being evacuated than by remaining where they are, may be temporarily kept back in a danger zone.
Prisoners of war shall not be unnecessarily exposed to danger while awaiting evacuation from a fighting zone.