Geneva Convention relative to the treatment of prisoners of war of August 12, 1949:Article 97

Geneva Convention relative to the treatment of prisoners of war of August 12, 1949

Article 97

Geldend

Documentgegevens:

Geldend vanaf 21-10-1950

Bronpublicatie:: 12-08-1949, Stb. 1954, 248 (uitgifte: 18-06-1954, kamerstukken/regelingnummer: -)
Inwerkingtreding: 21-10-1950
Bronpublicatie inwerkingtreding:: 14-06-1951, Trb. 1951, 74 (uitgifte: 14-06-1951, kamerstukken/regelingnummer: -)
Vakgebied(en): Internationaal publiekrecht / Mensenrechten

1.

Prisoners of war shall not in any case be transferred to penitentiary establishments (prisons, penitentiaries, convict prisons, etc.) to undergo disciplinary punishment therein.

2.

All premises in which disciplinary punishments are undergone shall conform to the sanitary requirements set forth in Article 25. A prisoner of war undergoing punishment shall be enabled to keep himself in a state of cleanliness, in conformity with Article 29.

3.

Officers and persons of equivalent status shall not be lodged in the same quarters as non-commissioned officers or men.

4.

Women prisoners of war undergoing disciplinary punishment shall be confined in separate quarters from male prisoners of war and shall be under the immediate supervision of women.