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yachts, or other craft, to take on board and care for wounded, sick, or shipwrecked persons, andto collect the dead. 86Vessels of any kind responding to this appeal, and those having of their own accordcollected wounded, sick, or shipwrecked persons, shall enjoy special protection and facilities tocarry out such assistance. 87They may, in no case, be captured on account of any such transport; but, in the absence ofany promise to the contrary, they shall remain liable to capture for any violations of neutralitythey may have committed. 887.5 HUMANE TREATMENT AND CARE OF ENEMY MILITARY WOUNDED, SICK, AND SHIPWRECKEDIN THE POWER OF A PARTY TO THE CONFLICTThe wounded, sick, and shipwrecked who are protected by the GWS and GWS-Sea shallbe treated humanely and cared for by the party to the conflict in whose power they may be,without any adverse distinction founded on sex, race, nationality, religion, political opinions, orany other similar criteria. 89 Any attempts upon their lives, or violence to their persons, shall bestrictly prohibited; in particular, they shall not be murdered or exterminated or subjected totorture or to biological experiments; they shall not willfully be left without medical assistanceand care, nor shall conditions exposing them to contagion or infection be created. 907.5.1 Humane Treatment of the Wounded, Sick, and Shipwrecked Without AdverseDistinction. The wounded, sick, and shipwrecked who are protected by the GWS or GWS-Seawho are in the power of a party to the conflict are also POWs. Thus, their humane treatment isrequired by the GPW as well. 9186 GWS-SEA art. 21 (“The Parties to the conflict may appeal to the charity of commanders of neutral merchantvessels, yachts or other craft, to take on board and care for wounded, sick or shipwrecked persons, and to collect thedead.”).87 GWS-SEA art. 21 (“Vessels of any kind responding to this appeal, and those having of their own accord collectedwounded, sick or shipwrecked persons, shall enjoy special protection and facilities to carry out such assistance.”).88 GWS-SEA art. 21 (“They may, in no case, be captured on account of any such transport; but, in the absence of anypromise to the contrary, they shall remain liable to capture for any violations of neutrality they may havecommitted.”).89 GWS art. 12 (“They shall be treated humanely and cared for by the Party to the conflict in whose power they maybe, without any adverse distinction founded on sex, race, nationality, religion, political opinions, or any other similarcriteria.”); GWS-SEA art. 12 (“Such persons shall be treated humanely and cared for by the Parties to the conflict inwhose power they may be, without any adverse distinction founded on sex, race, nationality, religion, politicalopinions, or any other similar criteria.”).90 GWS art. 12 (“Any attempts upon their lives, or violence to their persons, shall be strictly prohibited; in particular,they shall not be murdered or exterminated, subjected to torture or to biological experiments; they shall not wilfullybe left without medical assistance and care, nor shall conditions exposing them to contagion or infection becreated.”); GWS-SEA art. 12 (same).91 Refer to § 9.5 (Humane Treatment and Basic Protections for POWs).424