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ARTICLE-13
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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
. ...
ARTICLE-17
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... No
physical
or
mental
torture
, nor any other form of
coercion
, may be inflicted on
prisoners of war
to secure from them
information
of any kind whatever.
Prisoners of war
who
refuse
to answer may not be threatened, insulted, or exposed to any unpleasant or disadvantageous
treatment
of any kind. ...
...
Prisoners of war
who, owing to their
physical
or
mental
condition
, are
unable
to
state
their
identity
, shall be handed over to the
medical service
. The
identity
of such
prisoners
shall be
established
by all possible means,
subject
to the
provisions
of the preceding paragraph. ...
ARTICLE-38
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Prisoners
shall have
opportunities
for taking
physical exercise
,
including
sports
and games, and for being out of doors. Sufficient
open spaces
shall be provided for this
purpose
in all
camps
. ...
ARTICLE-49
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... The
Detaining Power
may utilize the
labour
of
prisoners of war
who are
physically fit
, taking into
account
their
age
,
sex
,
rank
and
physical
aptitude
, and with a
view
particularly to maintaining them in a good
state
of
physical
and
mental health
. ...
... The
Detaining Power
may utilize the
labour
of
prisoners of war
who are
physically fit
, taking into
account
their
age
,
sex
,
rank
and
physical
aptitude
, and with a
view
particularly to maintaining them in a good
state
of
physical
and
mental health
. ...
ARTICLE-80
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Prisoners
'
representatives
shall further the
physical
,
spiritual
and
intellectual
well-being
of
prisoners of war
. ...
ARTICLE-99
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... No
moral
or
physical
coercion
may be exerted on a
prisoner of war
in
order
to induce him to admit himself
guilty
of the
act
of which he is
accused
. ...
ARTICLE-110
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... 1. Incurably
wounded
and
sick
whose
mental
or
physical
fitness seems to have been gravely diminished. ...
... 2.
Wounded
and
sick
who, according to
medical
opinion
, are not likely to recover within one
year
, whose
condition
requires
treatment
and whose
mental
or
physical
fitness seems to have been gravely diminished. ...
... 3.
Wounded
and
sick
who have recovered, but whose
mental
or
physical
fitness seems to have been gravely and permanently diminished. ...
... 2.
Prisoners of war
whose
mental
or
physical
health
, according to
medical
opinion
, is seriously threatened by continued
captivity
, but whose
accommodation
in a
neutral country
might
remove
such a
threat
. ...
... 2. Those whose
mental
or
physical
powers
remain, even after
treatment
, considerably impaired. ...
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