Art 3. In the case of
armed conflict not of an international character occurring in the territory of one of the High Contracting Parties, each Party to the conflict shall be bound to apply, as a minimum, the following
provisions:
(1)
Persons taking no active part in the hostilities, including members of armed forces who have laid down their arms and those placed hors de combat by sickness, wounds, detention, or any other cause, shall in all circumstances be treated humanely, without any adverse distinction founded on race, colour, religion or faith, sex, birth or wealth, or any other similar criteria. To this end
the following acts are and shall remain prohibited at any time and in any place whatsoever with respect to the above-mentioned persons:
(a)
violence to life and person, in particular murder of all kinds, mutilation, cruel treatment and torture;
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