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  1. www.icrc.org › en › documentPrisoners of war: What you need to know | ICRC

    Learn about the legal status, treatment and protection of prisoners of war (PoWs) in international armed conflict. Find out who qualifies as a PoW, what rights and obligations they have, and how the ICRC monitors and assists them.

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  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Prisoner_of_warPrisoner of war - Wikipedia

    A prisoner of war (POW) is a person 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. [a]

  5. www.imdb.com › title › tt1676462Prisoners of War (TV Series 2009–2012) - IMDb

    Prisoners of War: Created by Gideon Raff. With Ishai Golan, Yoram Toledano, Yaël Abecassis, Mili Avital. After 17 years in captivity, Israeli soldiers Nimrode Klein, Uri Zach and Amiel Ben Horin return to the country that made them national icons.

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  7. www.britannica.com › topic › prisoner-of-warPrisoner of war (POW) | Britannica - Encyclopedia Britannica

    6 days ago · prisoner of war (POW), any person captured or interned by a belligerent power during war. In the strictest sense it is applied only to members of regularly organized armed forces, but by broader definition it has also included guerrillas, civilians who take up arms against an enemy openly, or noncombatants associated with a military force.

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  8. www.icrc.org › protected-persons-prisoners-war-and-detaineesProtected persons: Prisoners of war and detainees | ICRC

    International humanitarian law: Prisoners of war and detainees. The Third Geneva Convention provides a wide range of protections for prisoners of war. It defines their rights and sets down detailed rules for their treatment and eventual release.

  9. www.nhb.gov.sg › exhibitions › life-as-prisoners-of-warLife as Prisoners of War - NHB

    Before the war, Changi had been a formidable military garrison, but with surrender it now became a place of isolation and numbing drudgery for thousands of new prisoners of war (POWs).

  10. www.ohchr.org › en › instruments-mechanismsGeneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War

    The Convention defines the categories and rights of prisoners of war in international and non-international armed conflicts. It also sets out the obligations of the parties to the conflict and the humanitarian bodies to ensure their protection and humane treatment.

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