Prisoners of War

A prisoner of war (POW) is a non-combatant—whether a military member, an irregular military fighter, or a civilian—who is 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.Belligerents hold prisoners of war in custody for a range of legitimate and illegitimate reasons, such as isolating them from the enemy combatants still in the field (releasing and repatriating them in an orderly manner after hostilities), demonstrating military victory, punishing them, prosecuting them for war crimes, exploiting them for their labour, recruiting or even …

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MP-IDSA: Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses · 22 April 2024 English

soldiers to form the Custodian Force India (CFI) to supervise and settle the repatriation of prisoners of war (POWs) during the post-conflict years in 1953. [...] 16 | RAJEESH KUMAR In Somalia, India contributed

to supervise and settle the repatriation of prisoners of war (POWs) during the post-conflict years in 1953


Redress: Redress Trust · 17 April 2024 English

and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea; Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War; Geneva Convention relative to th. [...] ● Recognising the pivotal and specific role of victims

Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War; Geneva Convention relative to the Protection


U4: U4 Anti-corruption Resources Centre · 9 April 2024 English

The Syrian Interim Government The Syrian Salvation Government In late 2012, the National Coalition of Syrian Revolution and Opposition Forces was established The Syrian Salvation Government (SSG) was in Doha, …

smuggling business is an important source of value prisoners of war (Al Nofal 2022a). revenue for the Assad’s


JIIA: Japan Institute of International Affairs · 21 March 2024 English

He served in the 15th Independent Garrison in North Sumatra in 1943 with the 57th independent infantry battalion and was stationed in Aceh as the commander of the 1st Company …

he was assigned to manage the property of prisoners of war when the war ended in defeat. Ibid. Dassō


HJS: Henry Jackson Society · 19 March 2024 English

The paper urges an in-depth exploration of the changing nature of warfare and the intricacies of CRSV under the guise of proxy conflicts. [...] The case studies from Ukraine, the …

psychological warfare, perpetrated against male prisoners of war throughout history.11 3 “Conflict-Related


Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine · 15 March 2024 English

Federation has been widespread and systematic. It describes cases of horrific treatment of Ukrainian prisoners of war in several detention facilities in the Russian Federation. The report documents incidents of also details incidents of torture with a sexualised dimension and threats of rape against male prisoners of war. Investigations found additional evidence concerning the unlawful transfer of children to areas

describes cases of horrific treatment of Ukrainian prisoners of war in several detention facilities in the Russian dimension and threats of rape against male prisoners of war. * The present report was submitted wilful killings, torture (with emphasis on prisoners of war), rape and other sexual violence, and transfers against civilians and prisoners of war. In this report, it has focused on prisoners of war. Russian authorities forces, to extract information. In the case of prisoners of war, perpetrators used torture in addition to


Chatham House · 6 March 2024 English

States have often relied on each other’s support to wage wars. But, as military technology advances, contemporary armed conflicts are characterized by increasingly complex patterns of cooperation involving states, international …

conduct of hostilities and the treatment of prisoners of war. In addition, many categories of individuals to a party to the conflict – for example, prisoners of war or individuals hors de combat.100 Party status These include the ICRC’s ability to visit prisoners of war and civilian internees. Accordingly, the


QI: Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft · 4 March 2024 English

Due to the willingness of most of the world to go on buying Russian energy and the collapse of imports from the West, Russia’s current account surplus grew to $16.6 …

reparations. A human dimension basket could discuss prisoners of war, war crimes, ethnic minorities, and other


UN: The United Nations · 29 February 2024 English

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Forces, release 451 Sudanese Armed Forces prisoners of war and facilitate access and the return of citizens


MRG: Minority Rights Group International · 29 February 2024 English

Indeed, the establishment of Israel, that State’s conduct and the response of the Peace Settlement in Eastern Europe at the end of the First World Arab world and the Palestinians, …

Lebanon were destroyed releasing two Israeli prisoners of war in 1975. in return for a major by Israel in


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