Règle correspondante
Nicaragua
Practice Relating to Rule 90. Torture and Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment
Nicaragua’s Military Manual (1996) prohibits torture and cruel treatment.
Nicaragua, Manual de Comportamiento y Proceder de las Unidades Militares y de los Miembros del Ejército de Nicaragua en Tiempo de Paz, Conflictos Armados, Situaciones Irregulares o Desastres Naturales, Ejército de Nicaragua, Estado Mayor General, Asesoría Jurídica del Nicaragua, 1996, Articles 7(1) and 14(31).
The manual also states that prisoners have the right to be protected against all forms of violence, in both internal and international armed conflicts.
Nicaragua, Manual de Comportamiento y Proceder de las Unidades Militares y de los Miembros del Ejército de Nicaragua en Tiempo de Paz, Conflictos Armados, Situaciones Irregulares o Desastres Naturales, Ejército de Nicaragua, Estado Mayor General, Asesoría Jurídica del Nicaragua, 1996, Articles 6 and 14(18).
Nicaragua’s Military Penal Law (1980) provides for the punishment of persons found guilty of seriously mistreating prisoners.
Nicaragua, Military Penal Law, 1980, Article 80.
Nicaragua’s Military Penal Code (1996) provides for the punishment of acts of torture, inhuman and degrading treatment and causing grave injuries and suffering to prisoners of war, the wounded, sick and shipwrecked and civilians.
Nicaragua, Military Penal Code , 1996, Articles 54 and 55(3).
