Prisoners Of War: The Geneva Convention

In Abu Ghraib prison, the detainees were beaten with brooms and fists. They would often make the inmates walk around naked and make them have oral sex with the other inmates and make them masturbate. Some of the inmates would be handcuffed to their cells with no toilets, water, or windows for no reason at all. They would also make the prison to have on little to no close. The inmates were also threatened with rape. The guards were given permission to stitch wounds after the inmates had been bullied in their cells. The most common form of torture was making the prisoners walk around naked for humiliation purposes. I feel like this type of treatment should not be dished out by the guards because the obviously the inmates have done nothing to

The establishment of the American Red Cross dates back to 1881, though its roots lie in Europe where due to Swiss entrepreneur Jean Henri Dunant and jurist Gustave Moynier’s trials representatives of 12 states and kingdoms signed the first Geneva Convention on August 22, 1864. The convention became a foundation of the International Red Cross. Nonetheless, there was an American observer at the inaugural Red Cross conference, but the United States did not ratify the Geneva Convention due to the Civil War occurred in the country at that time.

Because the conservatives thought the vets lost the war, they treated them without respect. That is why the police believed they could torture a vet who received torture at the hands of the enemy.

No one goes to war thinking they will be the one captured and tortured by the enemy. As Canadian troops sailed to Europe to join in the fighting of World War Two, they more likely had nightmares about dying tragically, or suffering for days. No one really worried about being captured because war was associated with fighting, guns, winning and losing. A rude awakening came to those captured and taken to the many different concentration camps. Canadian POW's endured very unfortunate experiences in the Second World War. All of which were unnecessary and most of which were against international rules."Canadian prisoners of war are the forgotten men of World War Two" The process in which they suffered plays a significant role in Canadian

In the last decade, the closure of Guantanamo Bay has been a topic that has been circulating through the media regularly. Many news agencies have been attacking the fact that the prison is illegal, inhumane and not effective. In the early years of the prisons existence, news reports have come out regarding the mistreatment of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. There have been instances regarding inhumane use of torture and interrogation that has caused the American public to have a very negative outlook on the prison's existence. In recent years, conditions at the prison have seeme to have improved. President Obama, has been campaigning for the closure of the prison since 2008 and nothing has been done yet. He has drafted plans for what what

When the Jewish prisoners though that they would be stuck suffering for the rest of their lives as slaves, a small group of mostly men decided to take control of their future. On August 2, 1943 Jewish inmates decided to create an uprising. The Jews started by stealing weapons from the Germans armory. Of course, they were caught in the action and had to go with what they had. Hundreds of Jewish inmates charged the front gates trying to escape and kill the German soldiers. Most of them were killed on the spot including some of the leaders of the revolt. 300 of the prisoners did in facts escape. To get over the fence Kalman Teigman said, “I simply climbed over the fence. There had already been people who had escaped that way, and on the fence

Guantanamo Bay was attained by Theodore Roosevelt in 1903, when he signed an agreement with the Cuban government leasing the land in return for 2,000 gold coins a year. For years after the agreement was signed, Guantanamo Bay was used as a naval base, as well as to spy on Communist Cuba in the 1930’s. In November of 1991, an overthrow of the Haitian government left thousands of Haitians fleeing dictatorship. The Bush Administration announced that it would erect a “tent shelter” in order to house thousands of these Haitian refugees in Guantanamo Bay. This shelter was surrounded by barbed wire fences and guarded by armed U.S troops. This was the first step in the transformation of Guantanamo Bay into the military controlled, high security

All around the world there are nearly 300,000 child soldiers. Should they all be prosecuted as criminals, or given the chance to change in rehab facilities? This is a very touchy topic for many people, as they may have been personally affected by child soldiers involved in violent conflicts all over the world. There are many ways the children could get into these awful wars. They could be forced into it via poverty, loss of parents, loss of home, or they join the army on their own accord, believing that they are helping the rebel cause. Child soldiers are becoming more and more common in poverty or war stricken countries. Should these children be prosecuted for doing things they have no interest in doing or be treated as victims and be allowed

When at war their will be casualties, their are gonna be deaths and people from both sides will be taken prisoner and shoved into prison camps. The term Prisoner Of War refers to someone who has been captured by their force they are opposing. Prisoners of war have been a concept since medieval times where one nation would take another nation's soldiers as captives but due to the harsh fighting normally there wouldn't be many survivors after the initial conflict to be taken prisoner but if you were lucky enough to survive and be taken prisoner the Nations would usually ask for a ransom from the families of the people who were taken prisoner during a battle for their release, if your family couldn't afford the ransom you might be given a chance

Many Americans assume that medical professionals are generally helpful of others. However, a controversial question has been raised about the use of medical professionals and their involvement with torturing enemy combatants during war. Is it morally right or morally wrong for them to be involved in these sorts of practices? I believe that medical professionals who are involved in overseeing and treating tortured enemy combatants are morally praiseworthy. Medical professionals are praiseworthy because its undoubtedly correct for a medical professional to help preserve the life of tortured. Furthermore, medical professionals are praiseworthy because their job description demands that they assist injured people. Lastly, I emphasize that

The Center for Victims of Torture does great, admirable work. The groups purpose is to heal and rehabilitate, with a mission statement to “rebuild the lives and restores the hope of people who survive torture and war atrocities”. The group helps hundreds upon hundreds of families every single year and their goal is to keep this number exponentially rising. They have felled no scandal nor any less than savory business practices. That had me wondering though, seeing as this group is so genuinely impressive, how come I’d never heard of them up until this assignment? Then it struck me, the CVT has a branding problem. One I believe sprouts from the name itself.

Civil and human rights are essential to the functioning of a healthy society. They are supposed to keep us stable. Our laws of the land uphold our civil and human rights. This paper is going to state weather torture is still there, where, and with the current causes to the violation of article five, Torture and Degrading Treatment.

Article 1 of the Geneva Conventions provides that States parties undertake to “ensure respect for the present Convention ”. The same provision is repeated in Additional Protocol I in relation to respect for the provisions of that Protocol . It further provides that in the event of serious violations of the Protocol, States parties undertake to act, jointly or individually, in cooperation with the United Nations and in conformity with the Charter of the United Nations. A similar provision is included in the Second Protocol to the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property.

The IHL and Geneva conventions are mainly known as the organizations that keep morals and sense in armed conflicts otherwise known as wars. These organizations place laws during war, if these laws hadn't been put in place during 1949 I don't think many of us would be here today.

“The question is not, ‘Can they reason?’, nor ‘Can they talk?’ but, ‘Can they suffer?’ Why should the law refuse its protection to any sensitive being?” was a statement made by Jeremy Bentham from his book “Introduction to the Principles of Moral and Legislation”. In response to animals suffering, many will excuse the pain by explaining that animals cannot feel pain or live in reason as a human does. As a response, many activists have proven animals can feel pain and emotions as they react in situations, but they are not able to communicate it into words. A counter argument for this would be that an infant can experience emotions and pain as well, but they also suffer quietly as if they are an animal, too. However, an infant suffering does not go unnoticed as it does with an animal. Why is a human’s life more valued than an animal? The answer is simple: humans are protected by rights while a non-human animal is not. In fifth article of the Universal Declaration of Humans Right, it is declared that, "No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment." What is considered torture in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights though? Torture is defined as “practices that are intense enough, prolonged in duration, or combined with other measures that result in severe pain or suffering.” This specific right is recognized in America, especially through the courts. Yet, this same right does not apply to animals that suffer from torture.