Persons suffering from the effects of war must be aided and cared for without discrimination Acts prohibited in all circumstances include: murder torture ° corporal punishment ° mutilation ° outrages upon personal dignity, including rape ° hostage-taking ° collective punishment ° executions without regular trial ° cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment Reprisals against the wounded, sick and shipwrecked, medical personnel and services, prisoners of war, civilians, civilian and cultural objects, the natural environment, and works containing dangerous forces are prohibited ° ° No one may renounce or be forced to renounce protection under humanitarian law Protected persons must at all times have resort to a protecting power (a neutral State safeguarding their interests) or to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) or any other impartial humanitarian organization 35