prisoner of war
... Every
prisoner of war, when questioned on the
subject, is bound to give only his
surname,
first names and
rank,
date of birth, and
army,
regimental,
personal or
serial number, or failing this,
equivalent information. If he wilfully infringes this
rule, he may render himself
liable to a
restriction of the
privileges accorded to his
rank or
status. ...
... Each
Party to a
conflict is required to furnish the
persons under its
jurisdiction who are
liable to become
prisoners of war, with an
identity card showing the
owner's
surname,
first names,
rank,
army,
regimental,
personal or
serial number or
equivalent information, and
date of birth. The
identity card may, furthermore, bear the
signature or the
fingerprints, or both, of the
owner, and may bear, as well, any other
information the
Party to the
conflict may wish to
add concerning persons belonging to its
armed forces. As far as possible the
card shall
measure 6.5 x 10 cm. and shall be issued in duplicate. The
identity card shall be shown by the
prisoner of war upon demand, but may in no
case be taken away from him. ...
... When
prisoners of war have not the
assistance of a retained
chaplain or of a
prisoner of war minister of their
faith, a
minister belonging to the
prisoners' or a similar denomination, or in his
absence a qualified layman, if such a course is feasible from a confessional point of
view, shall be appointed, at the
request of the
prisoners concerned, to fill this
office. This
appointment,
subject to the
approval of the
Detaining Power, shall take
place with the
agreement of the
community of
prisoners concerned and, wherever necessary, with the
approval of the
local religious authorities of the same
faith. The
person thus appointed shall comply with all
regulations established by the
Detaining Power in the
interests of
discipline and
military security. ...
... Immediately upon
capture, or not more than one
week after arrival at a
camp, even if it is a
transit camp, likewise in
case of
sickness or
transfer to
hospital or another
camp, every
prisoner of war shall be enabled to
write direct to his
family, on the one hand, and to the
Central Prisoners of War Agency provided for in Article
123, on the other hand, a
card similar, if possible, to the
model annexed to the present
Convention,
informing his
relatives of his
capture,
address and
state of health. The said
cards shall be forwarded as rapidly as possible and may not be delayed in any
manner. ...
ARTICLE-88: II. Disciplinary sanctions [
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... The maximum of thirty
days provided above may not be exceeded, even if the
prisoner of war is answerable for several
acts at the same
time when he is awarded
punishment, whether such
acts are related or not. ...
ARTICLE-98: III. Judicial proceedings [
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... This
information shall make it possible quickly to advise the
next of kin concerned.
Subject to the
provisions of Article
17, the
information shall
include, in so far as available to the
Information Bureau, in
respect of each
prisoner of war, his
surname,
first names,
rank,
army,
regimental,
personal or
serial number,
place and full
date of birth, indication of the
Power on which he depends,
first name of the father and maiden
name of the
mother,
name and
address of the
person to be informed and the
address to which
correspondence for the
prisoner may be sent. ...
