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9.HUMANITARIAN RULES

9.1 Persons taking no active part in the hostilities, including members of armed forces who have laid down their arms and those placed hors de combat by sickness, wounds, detention, or any other cause, shall in all circumstances be treated humanely, without any adverse distinction founded on race, colour, religion or faith, sex, birth or wealth, or any other similar criteria. 99
9.2 The following acts are prohibited at any time and in any place whatsoever, including during armed conflict, whether committed by civilian or by military agents:
 

1.  violence to the life, health, or physical or mental well-being of noncombatants, in particular:
• murder;
• torture of all kinds, whether physical or mental;
• corporal punishment; and
• mutilation;
2. outrages upon personal dignity, in particular humiliating and degrading treatment, rape, enforced prostitution and any form of indecent assault;
3. the taking of hostages;
4. collective punishments;
5. pillage; and
6. threats to commit any of the foregoing acts. 100

9.3 All necessary steps shall be taken to spare women and children from the ravages of war, in particular persecution, torture, punitive measures, degrading treatment and violence. 101

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