Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Convention_relative_to_the_Treatment_of_Prisoners_of_War
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Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:treaty
Geneva Convention
gptkbp:adoptedBy 12 August 1949
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Third_Geneva_Convention
gptkbp:appliesTo international armed conflicts
gptkbp:citation gptkb:75_UNTS_135
gptkbp:depot gptkb:Swiss_Federal_Council
gptkbp:enteredIntoForce 21 October 1950
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkb:Russian
gptkb:Spanish
English
gptkbp:numberOfArticles 143
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Geneva_Conventions_of_1949
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:1929_Geneva_Convention_relative_to_the_Treatment_of_Prisoners_of_War
gptkbp:prohibits inhumane treatment
torture of prisoners of war
gptkbp:purpose to protect prisoners of war during armed conflict
gptkbp:ratifiedBy over 190 countries
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:International_Committee_of_the_Red_Cross
gptkb:Geneva_Conventions
gptkbp:requires humane treatment of prisoners
communication with families
medical care for prisoners
release and repatriation after hostilities
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Geneva,_Switzerland
gptkbp:subject international humanitarian law
prisoners of war
treatment of prisoners
gptkbp:website https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treaties/gciii-1949
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Geneva_Conventions
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5