Comply with the Law of War Part 3A Reviews
Protection and Treatment of the Wounded and Sick Soldiers
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&pageText=Article 12 of the Geneva Convention provides that members of the armed forces who are wounded or sick, must be respected and protected in all circumstances. They must be treated humanely and cared for by the Party to the conflict in whose power they may be, without any adverse distinction founded on sex, race, nationality, religion, political opinions, or any other similar criteria. Any attempts upon their lives, or violence to their persons, shall be strictly prohibited; in particular, they shall not be murdered or exterminated, subjected to torture or to biological experiments; they shall not willfully be left without medical assistance and care, nor shall conditions exposing them to contagion or infection be created.&