What are the Geneva Conventions?
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Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War (Article 60)
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By Rod Powers
The Geneva Conventions are a series of treaties the military must abide by in times of war. They were initially implemented by the International Committee for Relief to the Wounded (which later became the International Committee for the Red Cross and Red Crescent), to protect soldiers no longer engaged in combat, such as the sick and wounded, shipwrecked members of armed forces at sea, prisoners of war, and civilians.
Held in Geneva, the 1949 conventions and the two additional protocols in 1977 form the basis for international humanitarian law in times of war.
The Treatment of Prisoners of War (Article 60)
Article 60 of th...