Third Geneva Convention
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The Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, more commonly referred to as the Third Geneva Convention or Geneva Convention III and abbreviated as GCIII, is one of the four trea
Red Cross workers preparing food packages for prisoners of war
Prisoner of war
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A prisoner of war is a person held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The earliest recorded usage of the phrase "prisoner of war" dates back to 1610.
Third Geneva Convention
…It was first adopted in 1929, but was significantly revised at the 1949 conference on 12 August 1949. GCIII defines humanitarian protections for prisoners of war. There are 196 state parties to the convention. This part sets out the overall parameters of Geneva Convention III…
Engraving of Kushite prisoners, Abu Simbel, Egypt, 13th century BC
Engraving of prisoners in a Roman Triumph, 19th century
Mongol riders with prisoners, 14th century
Aztec sacrifices, as depicted in the Codex Mendoza (c. 1541)