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occupied territory. 112 Specific constraints exist on the authority of the Occupying Power topunish protected persons, direct their movement, or compel them to perform labor. 113 Provisionalso is made with respect to: (1) food and medical supplies of the population; (2) public healthand hygiene; (3) spiritual assistance; and (4) relief efforts and consignments. 114The following prohibitions also apply with respect to the inhabitants of occupiedterritory:11.6.2.1 Prohibition on Compelling Inhabitants of Occupied Territory to SwearAllegiance to the Hostile State. It is forbidden to compel the inhabitants of occupied territory toswear allegiance to the hostile State. 11511.6.2.2 Prohibition Against General Penalties in Occupied Territory. Nogeneral penalty, pecuniary or otherwise, shall be inflicted upon the population on account of theacts of individuals for which they cannot be regarded as jointly and severally responsible. 116Such penalties are prohibited, even if authorized under the law of the occupied territory.Collective penalties are prohibited as a general matter. 11711.6.3 Occupying Power’s Duty to Respect the Rights of Protected Persons Secured bythe GC. The Occupying Power has certain obligations to respect the rights of protected personssecured by the GC.Protected persons who are in occupied territory shall not be deprived, in any case or inany manner whatsoever, of the benefits of the GC by any change introduced, as the result of theoccupation of a territory, into the institutions or government of the occupied territory, nor by anyagreement concluded between the authorities of the occupied territories and the OccupyingPower, nor by any annexation by the latter of the whole or part of the occupied territory. 118 For112 Refer to § 11.13 (Protection of Children in Occupied Territory).113 Refer to § 11.11 (Criminal Law in Occupied Territory); 11.12 (Movement of Persons in Occupied Territory);11.20.1 (Types of Labor That May Not Be Compelled).114 Refer to § 11.14 (Food and Medical Supplies for the Civilian Population); § 11.15 (Public Health and Hygiene);§ 11.16 (Spiritual Assistance); § 11.17 (Relief Efforts and Consignments).115 HAGUE IV REG. art. 45 (“It is forbidden to compel the inhabitants of occupied territory to swear allegiance to thehostile Power.”); 1899 HAGUE II REG. art. 45 (“Any pressure on the population of occupied territory to take the oathto the hostile Power is prohibited.”).116 HAGUE IV REG. art. 50 (“No general penalty, pecuniary or otherwise, shall be inflicted upon the population onaccount of the acts of individuals for which they cannot be regarded as jointly and severally responsible.”).117 Refer to § 8.16.2.1 (Individual Penal Responsibility and No Collective Punishment).118 GC art. 47 (“Protected persons who are in occupied territory shall not be deprived, in any case or in any mannerwhatsoever, of the benefits of the present Convention by any change introduced, as the result of the occupation of aterritory, into the institutions or government of the said territory, nor by any agreement concluded between theauthorities of the occupied territories and the Occupying Power, nor by any annexation by the latter of the whole orpart of the occupied territory.”).757