Convention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War 1949, para. 1 (b)
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- Art 3. In the case of armed conflict not of an international character occurring in the territory of one of the High Contracting Parties, each Party to the conflict shall be bound to apply, as a minimum, the following provisions: (1) Persons taking no active part in the hostilities, including members of armed forces who have laid down their arms and those placed hors de combat by sickness, wounds, detention, or any other cause, shall in all circumstances be treated humanely, without any adverse distinction founded on race, colour, religion or faith, sex, birth or wealth, or any other similar criteria. To this end the following acts are and shall remain prohibited at any time and in any place whatsoever with respect to the above-mentioned persons: (b) taking of hostages;
- Status juridique
- Legally binding
- Organe
- International Committee of the Red Cross
- Type de document
- International treaty
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- All
- Année
- 1949
- Type de paragraphe
- Article
- Reference
- Convention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War (1949), Article 3, 1 (b).
- Paragraph focus
- General Provisions
- Paragraph info
- Article 3
- Paragraph number
- 1 (b)
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