Treatment of Prisoners of War is Inappropriate

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Abstract:

The U.S. and several nations agreed to abide to the Geneva Convention, a defining guideline and ethical rules for the treatment of prisoners of war. Article 17 of the Geneva Convention clearly states "No physical or mental torture, nor any other form of coercion, may be inflicted on prisoners of war to extract from them information" (TC 27-10-3, The law of War, 1995, p. 9). The United States have partly failed to uphold the Geneva Convention, and Habeus Corpus making it irrelevant. This violation during our fight on the War on Global Terrorism in the past three years relates to treatment of the United States enemy combatants previously held in Abu Ghraib prison, and those unlawfully imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay prison camp, Cuba.

Author(s):
Thomas, ; ,
Author Organization(s):
ARMY SERGEANTS MAJOR ACADEMY FORT BLISS TX
Funding Organization(s):
ARMY SERGEANTS MAJOR ACADEMY FORT BLISS TX, FORT BLISS , TX
Document Type:
Technical Report/Research Paper
Publication Date:
2008 Mar 18
Pagination:
6

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Collection: TRECMS
Subject Terms
Communities of Interest:
Biomedical
Descriptor(s):
prisoners of war, united states, geneva conventions, national security, law, prisoners, security, international law, prisons, human rights, imprisonment, military personnel, personnel management, governments, joint military activities, public opinion
Keyword(s):
habeus corpus, War on Global Terrorism, detainees
Subject Categories:
Behavioral and Social Sciences; Military Sciences
Creation Date:
2021 Jul 02
Update Date:
2021 Aug 24