GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What organization was created to protect the rights and protections of Prisoners of War?
A
Geneva Convention
B
United Nations
C
UNICEF
D
World Health Organization
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The development of the Geneva Conventions was closely associated with the Red Cross, whose founder, Henri Dunant, initiated international negotiations that produced the Convention for the Amelioration of the Wounded in Time of War in 1864.

Detailed explanation-2: -Prisoners of war must not be subjected to torture or medical experimentation and must be protected against acts of violence, insults and public curiosity. POWs are required to provide to their captors only their name, rank, date of birth and military service number.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols is a body of Public International Law, also known as the Humanitarian Law of Armed Conflicts, whose purpose is to provide minimum protections, standards of humane treatment, and fundamental guarantees of respect to individuals who become victims of armed conflicts.

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