Peru
Practice Relating to Rule 115. Disposal of the Dead
Peru’s IHL Manual (2004) states:
Burial on land or at sea and cremation of the dead should be preceded by a careful examination, if possible a medical examination, of the bodies, with a view to confirming death, establishing identity and enabling a report to be made … The dead must be honourably interred … At sea, the dead should be committed to the sea, individually if circumstances permit, if they cannot be taken to land.
The manual also states that, in operational and geographic areas, commanders must “formulate an evacuation plan, in collaboration with the civilian authorities, and give instructions and specify measures for each evacuation line (for example, … bodily remains)”.
Peru’s IHL and Human Rights Manual (2010) states:
Burial on land or at sea and cremation of the dead should be preceded by a careful examination, if possible a medical examination, of the bodies, with a view to confirming death, establishing identity and enabling a report to be made. … The dead must be honourably interred.
The manual further states that, in operational and geographic areas, commanders must “formulate an evacuation plan, in collaboration with the civilian authorities, and give instructions and specify measures for each evacuation line (for example, … bodily remains)”.
Peru’s IHL and Human Rights Manual (2010) states: “Bodies should only be cremated for imperative reasons of hygiene or for reasons connected to the religion of the deceased.”
Peru’s IHL Manual (2004) states: “Bodies should only be cremated for imperative reasons of hygiene or for reasons connected with the religion of the deceased.”
Peru’s IHL and Human Rights Manual (2010) states: “Bodies should only be cremated for imperative reasons of hygiene or for reasons connected to the religion of the deceased.”
Peru’s IHL Manual (2004) states: “On land, bodies should be buried, individually if circumstances permit, rather than cremated.”
Peru’s IHL and Human Rights Manual (2010) states: “If circumstances permit, the dead must be buried individually [on land]. … At sea, the dead should be committed to the sea, individually if circumstances permit, if they cannot be taken to land.”
Peru’s IHL Manual (2004) states: “The gravesites of the dead must be respected and properly maintained, wherever they are.”
Peru’s IHL and Human Rights Manual (2010) states: “The gravesites of the dead must be respected and properly maintained, wherever they are.”