Practice Relating to Rule 146. Reprisals against Protected Persons
Ecuador’s Naval Manual (1989) provides: “Reprisals may be taken against enemy armed forces, [and] enemy civilians other than those in occupied territory.” It adds: “Reprisals are forbidden to be taken against: … 3. Civilians in occupied territory”. The manual also provides: “Interned civilians … may not be subjected to collective punishment or acts of reprisal.”