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2024-03-07 18:47:46 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 6BE3EF76BBAB9A4455431EFD47BFAC1AF47607A8DC324D7248301B184C6772AC
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According to treaties Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, members of a state's armed forces who are captured by an organized enemy party or militia are defined as prisoners of war, not hostages, and are mentioned as captured, not kidnapped. https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/instruments/geneva-convention-relative-treatment-prisoners-war
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