El Salvador
Practice Relating to Rule 138. The Elderly, Disabled and Infirm
El Salvador’s Soldiers’ Manual provides that it is prohibited to “attack and maltreat … the elderly”. It further states: “Every act of violence against … the elderly … is a criminal, cowardly and dishonourable act, punishable by serious disciplinary sanctions.”
El Salvador’s Human Rights Charter of the Armed Forces provides: “The elderly must be protected.”
El Salvador’s Soldiers’ Manual provides: “Every act of violence against … [the] infirm … is a criminal, cowardly and dishonourable act, punishable by serious disciplinary sanctions.”