The
third Geneva Convention regarded the treatment of
prisoners of war. It was adopted on
August 12,
1949 by the Diplomatic Conference for the Establishment of International Conventions for the Protection of Victims of War, held in Geneva from
April 21 to August 12, 1949, and entered into force on
October 21,
1950.
See also: Geneva Convention
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