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Selected
chapters from Crimes of War: What the Public Should Know
Prisoners
of War, non-repatriation of
Combatant
Status
Reports
& Statements from Human Rights and Humanitarian Organizations
In
a letter addressed to the Secretary of State Colin Powell, the
ICJ (International Commission of Jurists) reminded the US government
of its legal obligations to observe the Geneva Convention Relative
to the Treatment of Prisoners of War
(Third Geneva Convention).
Response
from Human Rights Watch to administration position on the application
of the Geneva Convention, January 28, 2002
"U.S.
Officials Misstate Geneva Convention Requirements",
Human Rights Watch, January 28, 2002.
"U.S.:
Bush Errs in Geneva Convention Rules Fails to Grant POW Status to
Detainees",
Human Rights Watch, February 7, 2002.
Other
Resources
Excerpts
from to an internal White House memo detailing a difference of opinion
between the Bush Administration and secretary of state Colin Powell
on whether or not the al Qaeda and Taliban detainees should have
been granted POW status.
White
House explanation of why the detainees don't qualify for POW status.
Powell
Wants Detainees to be Declared POWs,
The Washington Times, January 26, 2002
Cheney
Says Powell agrees That Terrorist Detainees Are Not POWs,
The Washington Times, January 28, 2002
Geneva Rules For Taliban, Not Al Qaeda
The Washington Times, February 8, 2002
The
White House Feb. 5 clarification on its position regarding the detainees
in Guantanamo and the Geneva Conventions.TO COME
Treaties
and Legal References
The
Third Geneva Convention
Selected
Articles in the Media
"The
Prisoner Question"
by Adam Roberts
Washington post Outlook Section, February 1, 2002.
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