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Period 0 Denmark POWS/Human Rights**
 * Navraj Kaler

=**Backround-**= POWS stands for Prisoners of War. Prisoner of war is a combatant who is being prisoned by the enemy. There are a lot of prisoners in war. The prisoners can also be spies of the other side, or even journalists. During the 19th century, there were many efforts to improve the treatment of prisoners. Prisoners of War have been dated back to a long time ago. Dated back to the ancient times, and are still even in the modern times. When one side of the war lost, then the winning side will either get to slaughter the captives they have, or make them slaves. That would help the side economically as well. During the war, there were camps for the prisoners. The prisoners would not be treated well,they would not be giving enough food sometimes. The Geneva Convention outlines the treatment of the prisoners of war.

=**UN Involvement-**= The Geneva Covention held in 1906, when the issue became big. These conventions talk about the POWS. The second time was directly after World War two, because they didn't treat the prisoners humanily. The third convention was a document. Many countries still don't care about the prisoners, even after ratifying it. The UN has really been focusing on these conventions, trying to make conditions of prisoners better. There have been many conventions of this issue, and one of them was about a document on the prisoners of war, which was the third convention. The document has made things better for the prisoners, but it hasn't been enough.

=**Country -**= In WWII, two camps were created for Romanian POWS. Even though Denmark was a neutral country, it still had camps. Denmark has been able to stay out of many wars. But Denmark wants the world to be peaceful, and wants countries to get rid of capital punishment, including the US, which has capital punishment. Denmark, along with other countries in the European Union, have been demanding rights in Afghanistan for the prisoners. Denmark wants all prisoners to be safe and have rights. Denmark also thinks that there should be no violence against the prisoners, like killing them. Denmark wants to support HEP(Helping the Prisoners), an organized way to help deal with the prisoners of war.

=**Solution-**= Denmark really isn't a huge factor in the POWS, but we would like to help and think we can help. We think that there should be some organized way to deal with POWS, so the world knows what is going on with the prisoners. The UN should be able to check up on the prisoners, and see if they are being treated correctly, with enough food and respect. There should be no violence allowed against the prisoners. Violence, like killing people. However the prisoners can be questioned, because that is how the war can end. but they shouldn't be killed, or even threatened to be killed.Denmark is planning to organize a way to help deal with the prisoners of wars. Helping the Prisoners (HEP) will be an organized way to deal with prisoners, without killing them. And after the war has ended, then the prisoners should be able to talk about what had happened during the time they were prisoners, and if the punishments were bad, then the side that was in charge of the prisoners should be punished, in a way that involves no violence what so ever.

http://membres.lycos.fr/dgrecu/Danem.html http://www.fredsakademiet.dk/library/dkpeace/dkpeace8.htm http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/unmee/pc300802.pdf
 * Bibliography- http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/