Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War Adopted on 12 August 1949 by the Diplomatic Conference for the Establishment of International Conventions for the Protection of Victims of War, held in Geneva from 21 April to 12 August, 1949 entry into force 21 October 1950
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At the convention, did they say the rights for an asylum seeker?
After the Geneva Convention where they made the rules of war
http://www.icrc.org/ihl.nsf/CONVPRES?OpenView First off, there is no "Geneva Convention". The Geneva Conventions (plural) are a series of international treaties. Most deal with the proper conduct of warfare (i.e. the "rules of war"), but there are others which deal with economic issues. You need to be much more specific as to which Convention you are referring to. Also, the link above only show some of the Geneva Conventions on warfare, but not all of them.
The Geneva convention prohibits torture of POWs.
The Geneva Convention
The Geneva Convention of 1864, which was the first of four Geneva Conventions, founded he international Red Cross. This organization has helped worldwide during disasters and insured that basic human rights are met during issues relating to war.
If you mean Geneva Convention then yes, it does. It violates article 3 of the Geneva Convention making it a crime.
The singular term Geneva Convention refers to the agreements of 1949.
Geneva Conventions
"The 1949 Geneva Conventions. The first Geneva Convention protects wounded and sick soldiers on land during war. This Convention represents the fourth updated version of the Geneva Convention on the wounded and sick following those adopted in 1864, 1906 and 1929. It contains 64 articles."
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At the convention, did they say the rights for an asylum seeker?
The foundation of the Red Cross led to the Geneva Convention. It laid down the foundation for modern humanitarian laws that are observed today.
Angela Bennett has written: 'The Geneva Convention' -- subject(s): Geneva Convention, Geneva Conventions, History, Human rights, International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
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