The conclusion which comports with the current rights of prisoners held captive as part of the United States War on Terrorism is that the prisoners have rights in humane treatment, medical care and a return to their countries. The right of every prisoner of war is protected by The Third Geneva Convention.
<h3>The Third Geneva Convention</h3>
The protection of the prisoners of war is defined by this convention which defines their rights and sets out the rules of the treatment and release. It is prohibited to perform any unlawful act causing death or endangering the health of the prisoners of war.
They bordered free states of the Union and to their south they bordered slave states of the Confederacy, with Delaware being an exception to the latter.
