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Distinctions are permitted, and in some cases required, for humanitarian reasons. 83example, the GC provides for special treatment for children during internment. 84ForDistinction based on religion, political opinion, or other similar criteria may also be madeso long as it is not adverse and it is made to advance legitimate interests, such as maintainingorder in a place of internment. 8510.5.6 Facility for Applying to the Protecting Powers and Assistance Organizations Suchas the ICRC. Protected persons shall have every facility for making application to the ProtectingPowers, the ICRC, the National Red Cross (Red Crescent, Red Lion and Sun) Society of thecountry where they may be, as well as to any organization that might assist them. 86These several organizations shall be granted all facilities for that purpose by theauthorities, within the bounds set by military or security considerations. 87Apart from the visits of the delegates of the Protecting Powers and of the ICRC, providedfor by Article 143 of the GC, the Detaining or Occupying Powers shall facilitate as much aspossible visits to protected persons by the representatives of other organizations whose object isto give spiritual aid or material relief to such persons. 8883 GC COMMENTARY 426 (“All discrimination contrary to Article 27 is prohibited. On the other hand implicitauthority is given for the discrimination permitted by that Article for humanitarian reasons, in order to favour classesof people who are in particular need of help (the infirm, the sick, pregnant women, etc.). All this is an example ofthe application of the principle of non-discrimination, as understood in humanitarian law--that is to say the rulewhich forbids all differentiation based on race, political opinions, religion or social class, but at the same timedemands that the different degrees of suffering should be alleviated by different degrees of assistance.”).84 Refer to § 4.20.4 (Protection for Children in the Context of Internment Under the GC).85 Compare § 9.5.5 (No Adverse Distinction Based on Race, Nationality, Religion, or Political Belief).86 GC art. 30 (“Protected persons shall have every facility for making application to the Protecting Powers, theInternational Committee of the Red Cross, the National Red Cross (Red Crescent, Red Lion and Sun) Society of thecountry where they may be, as well as to any organization that might assist them.”).87 GC art. 30 (“These several organizations shall be granted all facilities for that purpose by the authorities, withinthe bounds set by military or security considerations.”). See also GC COMMENTARY 218 (“The Convention requiresthe Parties to the conflict to grant all facilities to the Protecting Powers and relief organizations. That means that itwill not be enough merely to authorize them to carry out their work; their task must be facilitated and promoted. Itis the duty of the authorities to take all necessary steps to allow approved organizations to take rapid and effectiveaction wherever they are asked to give assistance. Among examples of such measures can be mentioned theprovision of facilities for delegates to move about and carry on correspondence, to have free access to all placeswhere protected persons are living, transport facilities and facilities for distributing relief, etc. The obligation tofacilitate this work is limited however by military or security considerations, as stated in the reservation at the end ofthe paragraph. It is essential, however, that the belligerents, who will be sole judges o [sic] the validity of thereasons put forward, should show moderation in the use they make of this reservation and only apply it in cases ofreal necessity”).88 GC art. 30 (“Apart from the visits of the delegates of the Protecting Powers and of the International Committee ofthe Red Cross, provided for by Article 143, the Detaining or Occupying Powers shall facilitate as much as possiblevisits to protected persons by the representatives of other organizations whose object is to give spiritual aid ormaterial relief to such persons.”).658