Related Rule
Ukraine
Practice Relating to Rule 118. Provision of Basic Necessities to Persons Deprived of Their Liberty
Ukraine’s IHL Manual (2004) states:
1.4.13. Persons whose liberty has been restricted shall be accorded the following treatment:
- they shall be provided with food and drinking water equally with the local civilian population;
- they shall be protected from inclement weather conditions;
- they shall be allowed to receive individual or collective aid;
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2.5.4.1. … Wounded and sick prisoners of war shall receive timely medical assistance.
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2.5.4.15. Conditions of settlement of prisoners of war shall be no less favourable than that of the armed forces of the capturing state.
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2.5.4.28. Medical examinations of the prisoners of war shall be carried out at least once a month.
Ukraine, Manual on the Application of IHL Rules, Ministry of Defence, 11 September 2004, §§ 1.4.13, 2.5.4.1, 2.5.4.15 and 2.5.4.28.
