# Geneva Conventions Act 1957, Paragraph 2


Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the following acts against the persons referred to in paragraph 1 are and shall remain prohibited at any time and in any place whatsoever:
(a) violence to the life, health and physical or mental well-being of persons, in particular murder as well as cruel treatment such as torture, mutilation or any form of corporal punishment;
(b) collective punishments;
(c) taking of hostages;
(d) acts of terrorism;
(e) outrages upon personal dignity, in particular humiliating and degrading treatment, rape, enforced prostitution and any form of indecent assault;
(f) slavery and the slave trade in all their forms;
(g) pillage;
(h) threats to commit any of the foregoing acts.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/5-6/52/schedule/SIXTH/part/II/chapter/1/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/geneva-conventions-act-1957/schedule-SIXTH/part-II/chapter-1/paragraph-2
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