NDFP Declaration and Program of Action for the Rights, Protection and Welfare of Children

Year:2012 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) Country / Territory:Philippines PDF:English, Tagalog

Letter to UN Secretary General Kofi Anan Realleged Child Abuse in Situations of Armed Conflict

Year:2005 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) Country / Territory:Philippines PDF:English

NDFP Declaration of Adherence to International Humanitarian Law

Year:1991 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) Country / Territory:Philippines PDF:English

NDFP Declaration of Undertaking to Apply the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and Protocol I of 1977

Year:1996 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) Country / Territory:Philippines PDF:English

Comment: With other documents available as annexes to the Declaration:
- Letter to the Swiss Federal Council
- Letter to the International Committee of the Red Cross
- Program of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines
- Constitution of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines
- List of Revolutionary Allied Organizations in the National Democratic Front of the Philippines
- Guide for establishing the People's Democratic Governemnt
- Basic Rules of the New People's Army
- Declaration of Adherence to International Humanitarian Law
- The Hague Joint Declaration
- The Breukelen Joint Statement
- Joint Agreement on Safety and Immunity Guarantees
- Joint Agreement on the Ground Rules of the Formal Meetings Between the GRP and NDFP Negotiating Panels
- Joint Agreement on the Formation Sequence and Operationalization of the Reciprocal Working Committees (RWCs)
- Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law Between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines
- The 1997 European Parliament Resolution on the Philippines
- The 1999 European Parliament Resolution on the Philippines
- Memorandum of the Minimum Age Requirement for NPA Fighters
- On the NPA's Alleged Mass Recruitment of Child Guerillas
- Rules in the Investigation and Prosecution of Suspected Enemy Spies.
- Sample Order of Release of Prisoner of War

POWS Release on Humanitarian Grounds Despite AFP Ignorance of IHL

Year:2008 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) Country / Territory:Philippines PDF:English

Memo of Melito Glor Command on Policy towards Prisoners of War

Year:1988 Type of document:Internal Rules and Regulations ANSA:National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) Country / Territory:Philippines PDF:English

The NDFP Declaration and Program of Action for Filipino Children

Year:2012 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) Country / Territory:Philippines PDF:English

Letter of the NDFP-NEC to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon

Year:2008 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) Country / Territory:Philippines PDF:English

Joint Statement of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) Panel for Peace Talks with the CPP/NPA/NDF and the National Democratic Front (NDF) Delegation

Year:1994 Type of document:Agreements ANSA:National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) Country / Territory:Philippines PDF:English

Comment: The NDF "asserts that the rights of political prisoners must be respected."

Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law in the Philippines between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines

Year:1998 Type of document:Agreements ANSA:National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) Country / Territory:Philippines PDF:English

NDFP Adherence to International Humanitarian Law on Prisoners of War (POWs)

Year:2009 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) Country / Territory:Philippines PDF:English

On the Minimum Age Requirement for the New People's Army Fighters

Year:1999 Type of document:Internal Rules and Regulations ANSA:National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) Country / Territory:Philippines PDF:English

Joint Agreement on Safety and Immunity Guarantees

Year:1995 Type of document:Agreements ANSA:National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) Country / Territory:Philippines PDF:English

NDFP's Defense of the Rights of the Filipino Child

Year:2005 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) Country / Territory:Philippines PDF:English

Program for a People's Democratic Revolution

Year:1968 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) Country / Territory:Philippines PDF:English

Comment: See Part II, Point 3 "Fight for National Unity and Democratic Rigths" and Part III "Our Specific Programme".

NDFP Declaration and Program of Action for the Rights, Protection and Welfare of Children - Booklet

Year:2012 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) Country / Territory:Philippines PDF:English

Comment: Compilation of public statements by the NDFP regarding the protection of children.

On the NPA’s Alleged Mass Recruitment of Child Guerillas

Year:1999 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) Country / Territory:Philippines PDF:English

Basic Rules of the New People's Army

Year:1969 Type of document:Internal Rules and Regulations ANSA:National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) Country / Territory:Philippines PDF:English

Comment: Principle I, Point 8 mentions training and Point 9 deals with chain of command for non-regular fighting units.
Principle III, Point 1 is potentially relevant regarding children in armed conflict.
Principle IV deals with Discipline within the New People's Army, making reference to the Three Main Rules of Discipline and the Eight Points of Attention. It also deals briefly with penalties for disobedience.
Principle VIII and IX contain further details on organisation and logistics.