"ЖЕНЕВСКАЯ КОНВЕНЦИЯ ОБ ОБРАЩЕНИИ С ВОЕННОПЛЕННЫМИ" [рус., англ.] (Вместе с "ТИПОВЫМ СОГЛАШЕНИЕМ ПО ВОПРОСУ О НЕПОСРЕДСТВЕННОЙ РЕПАТРИАЦИИ И ГОСПИТАЛИЗАЦИИ В НЕЙТРАЛЬНОЙ СТРАНЕ РАНЕНЫХ И БОЛЬНЫХ ВОЕННОПЛЕННЫХ", "ПОЛОЖЕНИЕМ О СМЕШАННЫХ МЕДИЦИНСКИХ КОМИССИЯХ", "ПРАВИЛАМИ, КАСАЮЩИХСЯ КОЛЛЕКТИВНЫХ ПОСЫЛОК ПОМОЩИ ВОЕННОПЛЕННЫМ" и "ТИПОВЫМИ ПРАВИЛАМИ, КАСАЮЩИХСЯ ДЕНЕЖНЫХ ПЕРЕВОДОВ...") (Заключена в г. Женеве 12.08.1949)

ical or mental torture, nor any other form of coercion, may be inflicted on prisoners of war to secure from them information of any kind whatever. Prisoners of war who refuse to answer may not be threatened, insulted, or exposed to unpleasant or disadvantageous treatment of any kind.
Prisoners of war who, owing to their physical or mental condition, are unable to state their identity, shall be handed over to the medical service. The identity of such prisoners shall be established by all possible means, subject to the provisions of the preceding paragraph.
The questioning of prisoners of war shall be carried out in a language which they understand.

Article 18

All effects and articles of personal use, except arms, horses, military equipment and military documents, shall remain in the possession of prisoners of war, likewise their metal helmets and gas masks and like articles issued for personal protection. Effects and articles used for their clothing or feeding shall likewise remain in their possession, even if such effects and articles belong to their regulation military equipment.
At no time should prisoners of war be without identity documents. The Detaining Power shall supply such documents to prisoners of war who possess none.
Badges of rank and nationality, decorations and articles having above all a personal or sentimental value may not be taken from prisoners of war.
Sums of money carried by prisoners of war may not be taken away from them except by order of an officer, and after the amount and particulars of the owner have been recorded in a special register and an itemized receipt has been given, legibly inscribed with the name, rank and unit of the person issuing the said receipt. Sums in the currency of the Detaining Power, or which are changed into such currency at the prisoner's request, shall be placed to the credit of the prisoner's account as provided in Article 64.
The Detaining Power may withdraw articles of value from prisoners of war only for reasons of security; when such articles are withdrawn, the procedure laid down for sums of money impounded shall apply.
Such objects, likewise sums taken away in any currency other than that of the Detaining Power and the conversion of which has not been asked for by the owners, shall be kept in the custody of the Detaining Power and shall be returned in their initial shape to prisoners of war at the end of their captivity.

Article 19

Prisoners of war shall be evacuated, as soon as possible after their capture, to camps situated in an area far enough from the combat zone for them to be out of danger.
Only those prisoners of war who, owing to wounds or sickness, would run greater risks by being evacuated than by remaining where they are, may be temporarily kept back in a danger zone.
Prisoners of war shall not be unnecessarily exposed to danger while awaiting evacuation from a fighting zone.

Article 20

The evacuation of prisoners of war shall always be effected humanely and in conditions similar to those for the forces of the Detaining Power in their changes of station.
The Detaining Power shall supply prisoners of war who are being evacuated with sufficient food and potable water, and with the necessary clothing and medical attention. The Detaining Power shall take all suitable precautions to ensure their safety during evacuation, and shall establish as soon as possible a list of the prisoners of war who are evacuated.
If prisoners of war must, during evacuation, pass through transit camps, their stay in such camps shall be as brief as possible.

Section II

INTERNMENT OF PRISONERS OF WAR

Chapter I. GENERAL OBSERVATIONS

Article 21

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