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Addition to granting prisoners of war (POWs) certain rights the Geneva Convention obligates POWs to act in certain ways. Which of the following is NOT true regarding these obligations?
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What violated Geneva Convention standards of conduct toward prisoners of war?
prisoners were not allowed to work on ordnance . tortured.
What must be done for prisoners of war and what must not be done to prisoners of war?
According to the Geneva Convention, prisoners of war must be given adequate medical care, food, clothing, and housing.Prisoners of war cannot be used to produce military goods or materials that might be used against their countrymen in battle.
What measures were taken when the allies dealt with war crimes that violated provisions of the Geneva Convention?
The Allies held trials against Japanese citizens who brutally mistreated prisoners at war.
Under the Geneva convention prisoners of war are only required to give a captor their?
Name, Rank, Date Of Birth, Serial Number
What are some detention camps rights?
All rights are covered by the Geneva convention. A broad classification of the what the convention covers: General observations Quarters, food and clothing Hygiene and medical attention The treatment of enemy medical personnel and chaplains retained to assist prisoners of war Religious, intellectual and physical activities Discipline Military rank Transfer of prisoners of war after their arrival in a camp Section 6 covers the relations between prisoners of war and the detaining authorities: it is broken down into three chapters. Complaints of prisoners of war respecting the conditions of captivity Where there is no senior officer available in a camp the section stipulates that "prisoners shall freely elect by secret ballot, [a representative] every six months". The representative, whether the senior officer or an elected person, acts as a conduit between the authorities of the detaining power and the prisoners. The sub-section on "Penal and disciplinary sanctions" is subdivided into three parts: General provisions Disciplinary sanctions Juridicial proceedings
Under both the code of conduct and the Geneva convention on prisoners of war prisoners are required to give?
True.
Which convention lists the rights and protection of prisoners of war?
The Fourth Geneva Convention, concocted in 1949, requests that all prisoners of war be treated humanely in regards to living conditions and medical aid when it's needed.
What violated Geneva Convention standards of conduct toward prisoners of war?
prisoners were not allowed to work on ordnance . tortured.
Why would the Nazi's be nice to prisoners when the Red Cross people came?
they were nice so the red cross could not say that they were not following the Geneva convention, not treating POWs well
Were Japanese prisoners of the World War 2 mistreated in Australia?
They were treated in accordance with the Geneva Convention. Australian prisoners of the Japanese were not.
Why was Benjamin Franklin carried to the constitutional convention on a chair by prisoners?
he got shot
Do civil war prisoners ever get released?
Yes, they did following of prisoners exchange
What did the prisoners of war do?
They could be put to work on non-war related activities under the Geneva Convention. Many were put to work growing food for the use of the prisoners.
Under both the Code of Conduct and the Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War prisoners are required to give a captor only name rank identification number and date of birth?
True
Which of the following categories of soldiers are considered holdees?
holdees (patients, prisoners, separatees),
What must be done for prisoners of war and what must not be done to prisoners of war?
According to the Geneva Convention, prisoners of war must be given adequate medical care, food, clothing, and housing.Prisoners of war cannot be used to produce military goods or materials that might be used against their countrymen in battle.
The main purpose of the geneva convention was to?
The Geneva Convention is important because all of the rules of war were documented. For example, the proper treatment of prisoners of war, no germ warfare to be used and many other rules.
