Prisoners of war shall have the
right to make known to the
military authorities in whose
power they are, their
requests regarding the
conditions of
captivity to which they are subjected.
They shall also have the unrestricted
right to apply to the
representatives of the
Protecting Powers either through their
prisoners'
representative or, if they consider it necessary, direct, in
order to draw their
attention to any points on which they may have
complaints to make regarding their
conditions of
captivity.
These
requests and
complaints shall not be limited nor considered to be a part of the
correspondence quota referred to in Article
71. They must be transmitted immediately. Even if they are recognized to be unfounded, they may not give rise to any
punishment.
