Indian Polity · Polity
Article 17 of the Third Geneva Convention outlines strict limits of interrogation. If a Prisoner of War (POW) refuses to declare information beyond identity, date of birth, and serial number, what restriction applies to the Detaining Power?
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- 1They can be immediately transferred to a maximum high-security disciplinary facility for non-compliance.
- 2They may be stripped of their foundational right to post-war repatriation.
- 3No physical or mental torture, nor any other form of coercion, may be inflicted on prisoners to obtain information of any kind.✓
- 4The Detaining Power may legally lower standard food rations until cooperation is secured.
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No physical or mental torture, nor any other form of coercion, may be inflicted on prisoners to obtain information of any kind.
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