Peru
Practice Relating to Rule 113. Treatment of the Dead
Peru’s IHL Manual (2004) defines “spoliation” as: “Removal of the movable property belonging to wounded, sick or shipwrecked persons, prisoners of war or the dead on the battlefield by non-violent means. Spoliation is prohibited.”
The manual further states: “This prohibition extends to remains, ashes and graves.”
Peru’s IHL and Human Rights Manual (2010) defines “spoliation” in its Glossary of Terms as: “Removal, not necessarily through violent means, of the movable property belonging to wounded, sick or shipwrecked persons, prisoners of war or the dead on the battlefield. Spoliation is prohibited.”
The manual further states: “This prohibition extends to remains, ashes and graves.”
The manual also states:
At all times in an armed conflict, and particularly after an engagement, parties to the conflict must take all possible measures, to the extent permitted by military requirements and taking into account the circumstances and location, in order to:
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(2) Search for the dead and prevent their spoliation.