MILITARY OPERATIONS Use of force (1) ● Humanitarian law applies in all situations of armed conflict ● Principles of humanity must be safeguarded in all situations ● Non-combatants and persons put out of action by injury, sickness, capture or any other cause must be respected and protected ● 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 hostage-taking collective punishment executions without regular trial cruel and degrading treatment 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 OHCHR Police Trainer’s Guide Session 9 (Armed Conflict)/4 129