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ARTICLE-4
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... 5.
Members
of
crews
,
including
masters
,
pilots
and
apprentices
, of the
merchant marine
and the
crews
of
civil aircraft
of the
Parties to the conflict
, who do not
benefit
by more
favourable treatment
under any other
provisions
of
international law
. ...
ARTICLE-6
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...
Prisoners of war
shall
continue
to have the
benefit
of such
agreements
as long as the
Convention
is applicable to them, except where express
provisions
to the
contrary
are contained in the aforesaid or in
subsequent
agreements
, or where more
favourable
measures
have been taken with
regard
to them by one or other of the
Parties to the conflict
. ...
ARTICLE-10
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... When
prisoners of war
do not
benefit
or cease to
benefit
, no matter for what
reason
, by the
activities
of a
Protecting Power
or of an
organization
provided for in the first paragraph above, the
Detaining Power
shall
request
a
neutral State
, or such an
organization
, to
undertake
the
functions
performed under the present
Convention
by a
Protecting Power
designated
by the
Parties
to a
conflict
. ...
... When
prisoners of war
do not
benefit
or cease to
benefit
, no matter for what
reason
, by the
activities
of a
Protecting Power
or of an
organization
provided for in the first paragraph above, the
Detaining Power
shall
request
a
neutral State
, or such an
organization
, to
undertake
the
functions
performed under the present
Convention
by a
Protecting Power
designated
by the
Parties
to a
conflict
. ...
ARTICLE-14
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...
Prisoners of war
are entitled in all
circumstances
to
respect
for their
persons
and their
honour
.
Women
shall be treated with all the
regard
due
to their
sex
and shall in all
cases
benefit
by
treatment
as
favourable
as that
granted
to
men
.
Prisoners of war
shall retain the full
civil
capacity
which they enjoyed at the
time
of their
capture
. The
Detaining Power
may not
restrict
the
exercise
, either within or without its own
territory
, of the
rights
such
capacity
confers
except in so far as the
captivity
requires. ...
ARTICLE-28
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Canteens
shall be installed in all
camps
, where
prisoners of war
may
procure
foodstuffs,
soap
and
tobacco
and
ordinary
articles in daily use. The
tariff
shall never be in excess of
local
market
prices
. The
profits
made by
camp
canteens
shall be used for the
benefit
of the
prisoners
; a
special fund
shall be
created
for this
purpose
. The
prisoners
'
representative
shall have the
right
to collaborate in the
management
of the
canteen
and of this
fund
. ...
... When a
camp
is closed down, the
credit balance
of the
special fund
shall be handed to an
international welfare organization
, to be employed for the
benefit
of
prisoners of war
of the same
nationality
as those who have
contributed
to the
fund
. In
case
of a
general
repatriation
, such
profits
shall be kept by the
Detaining Power
,
subject
to any
agreement
to the
contrary
between the
Powers
concerned. ...
ARTICLE-33
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Members
of the
medical personnel
and
chaplains
while retained by the
Detaining Power
with a
view
to assisting
prisoners of war
, shall not be considered as
prisoners of war
. They shall, however,
receive
as a
minimum
the
benefits
and
protection
of the present
Convention
, and shall also be
granted
all
facilities
necessary to provide for the
medical care
of, and
religious
inistration to,
prisoners of war
. ...
... They shall
continue
to
exercise
their
medical
and
spiritual
functions
for the
benefit
of
prisoners of war
, preferably those belonging to the
armed forces
upon which they depend, within the
scope
of the
military
laws
and
regulations
of the
Detaining Power
and under the
control
of its
competent
services
, in
accordance
with their
professional
etiquette
. They shall also
benefit
by the following
facilities
in the
exercise
of their
medical
or
spiritual
functions
: ...
... They shall
continue
to
exercise
their
medical
and
spiritual
functions
for the
benefit
of
prisoners of war
, preferably those belonging to the
armed forces
upon which they depend, within the
scope
of the
military
laws
and
regulations
of the
Detaining Power
and under the
control
of its
competent
services
, in
accordance
with their
professional
etiquette
. They shall also
benefit
by the following
facilities
in the
exercise
of their
medical
or
spiritual
functions
: ...
ARTICLE-71
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Prisoners of war
who have been without
news
for a long
period
, or who are
unable
to
receive
news
from their
next of kin
or to give them
news
by the
ordinary
postal
route, as well as those who are at a
great
distance
from their homes, shall be permitted to send
telegrams
, the
fees
being charged against the
prisoners of war
's
accounts
with the
Detaining Power
or
paid
in the
currency
at their
disposal
. They shall likewise
benefit
by this
measure
in
cases
of
urgency
. ...
ARTICLE-85
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...
Prisoners of war
prosecuted
under the
laws
of the
Detaining Power
for
acts
committed
prior
to
capture
shall retain, even if
convicted
, the
benefits
of the present
Convention
. ...
ARTICLE-98
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... A
prisoner of war
undergoing
confinement
as a
disciplinary punishment
, shall
continue
to enjoy the
benefits
of the
provisions
of this
Convention
except in so far as these are necessarily rendered inapplicable by the mere
fact
that he is confined. In no
case
may he be
deprived
of the
benefits
of the
provisions
of Articles
78
and
126
. ...
... A
prisoner of war
undergoing
confinement
as a
disciplinary punishment
, shall
continue
to enjoy the
benefits
of the
provisions
of this
Convention
except in so far as these are necessarily rendered inapplicable by the mere
fact
that he is confined. In no
case
may he be
deprived
of the
benefits
of the
provisions
of Articles
78
and
126
. ...
ARTICLE-105
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... The
advocate
or
counsel
conducting
the
defence
on behalf of the
prisoner of war
shall have at his
disposal
a
period
of two
weeks
at least before the
opening
of the
trial
, as well as the necessary
facilities
to prepare the
defence
of the
accused
. He may, in particular,
freely
visit
the
accused
and
interview
him in
private
. He may also
confer
with any
witnesses
for the
defence
,
including
prisoners of war
. He shall have the
benefit
of these
facilities
until the
term
of
appeal
or
petition
has expired. ...
ARTICLE-108
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... In any
case
,
prisoners of war
sentenced
to a
penalty
depriving them of their
liberty
shall retain the
benefit
of the
provisions
of Articles
78
and
126
of the present
Convention
. Furthermore, they shall be entitled to
receive
and despatch
correspondence
, to
receive
at least one
relief
parcel
monthly, to take
regular
exercise
in the
open air
, to have the
medical care
required by their
state of health
, and the
spiritual
assistance
they may desire.
Penalties
to which they may be subjected shall be in
accordance
with the
provisions
of Article
87
, third paragraph. ...
ARTICLE-114
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...
Prisoners of war
who
meet
with
accidents
shall, unless the
injury
is
self-inflicted
, have the
benefit
of the
provisions
of this
Convention
as
regards
repatriation
or
accommodation
in a
neutral country
. ...
ARTICLE-115
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...
Prisoners of war
detained
in
connection
with a
judicial
prosecution
or
conviction
and who are
designated
for
repatriation
or
accommodation
in a
neutral country
, may
benefit
by such
measures
before the end of the
proceedings
or the
completion of the punishment
, if the
Detaining Power
consents
. ...
ARTICLE-123
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... The
High Contracting Parties
, and in particular those whose
nationals
benefit
by the
services
of the
Central
Agency
, are requested to give the said
Agency
the
financial
aid
it may require. ...
ARTICLE-129
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... In all
circumstances
, the
accused
persons
shall
benefit
by
safeguards
of proper
trial
and
defence
, which shall not be less
favourable
than those provided by Article
105
and those following of the present
Convention
. ...
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