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ARTICLE-8
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... The
Parties to the conflict
shall
facilitate
to the
greatest
extent
possible the task of the
representatives
or
delegates
of the
Protecting
Powers
. ...
ARTICLE-19
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... 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
. ...
ARTICLE-47
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... If the
combat zone
draws closer to a
camp
, the
prisoners of war
in the said
camp
shall not be
transferred
unless their
transfer
can be carried out in adequate
conditions
of
safety
, or if they are exposed to
greater
risks
by remaining on the spot than by being
transferred
. ...
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-83
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... In deciding whether
proceedings
in
respect
of an
offence
alleged to have been committed by a
prisoner of war
shall be
judicial
or
disciplinary
, the
Detaining Power
shall ensure that the
competent
authorities
exercise
the
greatest
leniency
and
adopt
, wherever possible,
disciplinary
rather than
judicial measures
. ...
ARTICLE-130
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Grave
breaches
to which the preceding Article relates shall be those involving any of the following
acts
, if committed against
persons
or
property
protected
by the
Convention
:
wilful killing
,
torture
or
inhuman treatment
,
including
biological experiments
, wilfully causing
great
suffering
or
serious injury
to
body
or
health
, compelling a
prisoner of war
to serve in the
forces
of the
hostile
Power
, or wilfully depriving a
prisoner of war
of the
rights
of
fair
and
regular trial
prescribed in this
Convention
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