Department of Defense Directive 2310.01E: Detainee Program

Published September 5, 2006

This directive describes policy on handling international detainee operations. Regardless of the nature of detainees' conflict, the policy mandates that the US government meet a "humane standard" of treatment, incorporating Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions.

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