text: Prisoners of War and Other Detainees
  3-68. POWs are entitled to the following protections and protective measures in a POW camp (GPW arts.
  13, 17, 23).
  * POWs and retained personnel shall be protected against acts of violence, including assaults or
  intimidation.
  * POWs and retained personnel shall be protected against insults and public curiosity.
  * POWs and retained personnel may not be subjected to medical or scientific experimentation not
  justified by the medical, dental, or hospital treatment of the POW concerned and carried out in his
  or her interest.
  * POWs and retained personnel are entitled to respect for their persons and honor. For example,
  rapes and other sexual assault of POWs are forbidden.
  * POWs and retained personnel may be interned only in camps on land. POW camps should be
  situated in an area far enough from the combat zone for POWs to be out of danger.
  * POWs and retained personnel may not be sent to or detained in areas where they may be exposed
  to fire of the combat zone nor may his or her presence be used to render certain points or areas
  immune from military operations.
  * Camps may not be located or designed for the purpose of using POWs or retained personnel as
  human shields in order to prevent the attack of military objectives.
  * POWs and retained personnel must have shelters against bombardment and other hazards of war
  to the same extent as the local civilian population. If there is a risk of air, missile, or chemical,
  biological, radiological, or nuclear weapons attack, POWs shall retain their personal protective
  equipment (such as, helmets, body armor, and protective masks) or be provided comparable
  equipment for personal protection.
  QUARTERS
  3-69. POWs and retained personnel must be quartered in camps or camp compounds according to their
  nationality, language, and customs in order to minimize friction among POWs or groups of POWs, provided
  that such POWs shall not be separated from POWs belonging to the armed forces with which they were
  serving at the time of their capture, except with their consent (GPW art. 22). In any camps in which women
  POWs, as well as men, are accommodated, separate dormitories and separate toilet facilities shall be provided
  for women POWs. POWs may be segregated according to their known or suspected security risk level.
  Subject to compliance with the GPW, officer POWs may be separated from enlisted POWs. Female POWs
  will be under the immediate supervision of women (GPW arts. 21-25).
  3-70. In addition to the requirements previously listed, POWs and retained persons shall be quartered under
  conditions as favorable as those for the forces of the detaining power in the same area. Barracks should be
  protected from dampness, adequately heated and lighted, and should include all necessary fire prevention
  measures. Conditions in the quarters must make allowances for the habits and customs of the POWs. In
  addition, conditions posing health risks should be identified and corrected to ensure that conditions in no case
  are prejudicial to the POWs’ health (GPW art. 25).
  3-71. POWs shall have shelter against aerial bombardment and other hazards of war to the same extent as
  the local population (GPW art. 23).
  FOOD, WATER AND TOBACCO
  3-72. The food and water ration of POWs and retained personnel should be as consistent as feasible with
  their actual needs. Medical, cultural, and religious requirements should be considered in determining and
  ensuring the appropriate diet for POWs. Food rations shall be of sufficient quantity, quality, and variety to
  keep POWs in good health and to prevent weight loss or the development of nutritional deficiencies.
  Adequate messing premises shall be provided and additional food provided for those whose labor require it.
  Tobacco use is to be permitted, but reasonable restrictions on when it is permitted, for health reasons and
  other legitimate reasons, are permitted. Collective disciplinary measures affecting food are forbidden (GPW
  art. 26, 28, 31).