Convention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War 1949, para. undefined
Paragraphe
Original document
Document type
Traité international
Paragraph text
Art 70. 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 to 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.
Document legal status
Juridiquement contraignant
Document body
Comité international de la Croix-Rouge
Document means of adoption
S/O
Thèmes
Humanitaire
Mouvement
Personnes concernées
Familles
Document year
1949
Type de paragraphe
Article
Reference
Convention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War (1949), Article 70.