Nicaragua
Practice Relating to Rule 109. Search for, Collection and Evacuation of the Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked
Nicaragua’s Military Manual (1996) provides that, in internal armed conflicts, the wounded and sick shall be collected.
Nicaragua’s Military Penal Code (1996) provides for the punishment of the soldier who fails to search for and rescue the wounded, sick and shipwrecked, irrespective of the party to which they belong.