Ecuador
Practice Relating to Rule 147. Reprisals against Protected Objects
Ecuador’s Naval Manual (1989) provides: “Reprisals may be taken against enemy armed forces, enemy civilians other than those in occupied territory, and enemy property.” However, it also states: “Reprisals are forbidden to be taken against: … 3. Civilians in occupied territory.”
The manual further provides: “Interned civilians … may not be subjected to collective punishment or acts of reprisal.”
Ecuador’s Naval Manual (1989) states: “Reprisals are forbidden to be taken against: … 4. Hospitals and medical facilities … and equipment, including [hospital] ships, hospitals, [medical] aircraft and medical vehicles.”