Question of Atrocities Committed by the North Korean and Chinese Communist Forces Against United Nations Prisoners of War in Korea

A/RES/804(VIII)View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1954.

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China Civilian Persons Democratic People's Republic of Korea Human Rights in Armed Conflicts Human Rights Violations Prisoners of War Torture and Other Cruel Treatment

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Expresses its grave concern at reports and information that North Korean and Chinese Communist forces have, in a large number of instances, employed inhuman practices against the heroic soldiers of forces under the United Nations Command in Korea and against the civilian population of Korea;

Condemns the commission by any governments or authorities of murder, mutilation, torture, and other atrocious acts against captured military personnel or civilian populations, as a violation of rules of international law and basi:.: standards of conduct and morality and as affronting human rights and the dignity and worth of the human person.

3 December 1953.

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