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Deed of Commitment under Geneva Call for the Prohibition of Sexual Violence in Situations of Armed Conflict and Towards the Elimination of Gender Discrimination - Komala Party of Kurdistan

Year:2012 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:Komala Party of Kurdistan Country / Territory:Iran, Islamic Republic of PDF:English

Protocol to the Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam concerning the Cease Fire in South Vietnam and the Joint Military Commissions

Year:1973 Type of document:Agreements ANSA:The Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam (PRG) Country / Territory:Viet Nam PDF:English

Comment: This document forms part of the 1973 Paris Peace Accords, the complete text of which can also be found in the database.

Protocol to the Agreement on Ending the war and Restoring Peace in Vietnam Concerning the International Commission of Control and Supervision

Year:1973 Type of document:Agreements ANSA:The Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam (PRG) Country / Territory:Viet Nam PDF:English

Comment: This document forms part of the 1973 Paris Peace Accords, the complete text of which can also be found in the database.

Protocol to the Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam Concerning the Return of Captured Military Personnel and Foreign Civilians and Captured and Detained Vietnamese Civilian Personnel

Year:1973 Type of document:Agreements ANSA:The Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam (PRG) Country / Territory:Viet Nam PDF:English

Comment: This document forms part of the 1973 Paris Peace Accords, the complete text of which can also be found in the database.

Agreement on Ending War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam (Paris Peace Accords)

Year:1973 Type of document:Agreements ANSA:The Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam (PRG) Country / Territory:Viet Nam PDF:English

Comment: Complete text of Paris Peace Accords.
The database contains some of the Protocols that form part of the Paris Peace Accords as separate documents:

1) Protocol to the Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam concerning the Cease Fire in South Vietnam and the Joint Military Commissions
2) Protocol to the Agreement on Ending the war and Restoring Peace in Vietnam Concerning the International Commission of Control and Supervision
3) Protocol to the Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam Concerning the Return of Captured Military Personnel and Foreign Civilians and Captured and Detained Vietnamese Civilian Personnel

Deed of Commitment under Geneva Call for the Protection of Children from the Effects of Armed Conflict - YPG/ YPJ

Year:2014 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:People's Protection Units/ Women's Protection Units/Democratic Self-Administration in Rojava (YPG/ YPJ) Country / Territory:Syrian Arab Republic PDF:English

Statement presented to the United Nations Committee regarding the Decolonization of Southern Rhodesia

Year:1977 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU), Zimbabwe Patriotic Front /Patriotic Front Forces Country / Territory:Southern Rhodesia, Zimbabwe PDF:English

Comment: Humanitarian commitments on distinction can be found on p. 2 (distinction between civilians and persons taking part in hostilities).

Circular issued by the General Command of YPG

Year:2013 Type of document:Internal Rules and Regulations ANSA:Yekîneyên Parastina Gel (YPG) Country / Territory:Syrian Arab Republic PDF:Arabic, English

Lettre du Président de la Société du Croissant-Rouge Palestinien au Conseiller Fédéral Suisse

Year:1969 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Country / Territory:Palestine PDF:French

The New Taliban Codex:Mullah Sabir, the top Taliban leadership recently held a conclave at a secret location. What was the mood like? Interview by Die Weltwoche

Year:2006 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan/Taliban (IEA) Country / Territory:Afghanistan PDF:English

Comment: In response to the question "How strong are the Taliban today"?, Mullah Sabir states:
"We have about 15,000 men. Forty percent are not really Taliban, have not graduated
from any religious school; they are youngsters who join our ranks in sympathy".

This is taken as an indication of probable recruitment of child soldiers by the group.

Resolution of the 3rd HPG Conference

Year:2005 Type of document:Internal Rules and Regulations ANSA:Kurdistan Workers' Party/People's Defence Forces (PKK/HPG) Country / Territory:Turkey PDF:Turkish, English

Comment: Unofficial translation provided of pages 6 to 10 of the original document.
Art. 1 contains a declaration to abide by the rules of the Geneva Conventions of 1949.
Art. 3 contains a reference to the work of the ICRC.

The entire section, "General Rules" contains a series of humanitarian committments, including references to the principle of distinction, and a definition of the age below which recruitment into the armed forces is prohibited.

General Rules

Year:1995 Type of document:Internal Rules and Regulations ANSA:Kurdistan Workers' Party/People's Defence Forces (PKK/HPG) Country / Territory:Turkey PDF:Turkish, English

Comment: Unofficial translation provided for pages 162 to 178

PKK 5th Congress Resolutions

Year:1995 Type of document:Internal Rules and Regulations ANSA:Kurdistan Workers' Party/People's Defence Forces (PKK/HPG) Country / Territory:Turkey PDF:Turkish, English

Comment: Unofficial translations of pages 48, 49, 50, 51, 78, 93, 94, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 249 and 250.

Communiqué from the Koma Komalên Kurdistan to the press and public opinion

Year:2006 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:Kurdistan Workers' Party/People's Defence Forces (PKK/HPG) Country / Territory:Turkey PDF:Turkish, English

Document concerning the rules to be obeyed by HPG forces in war

Year:2010 Type of document:Internal Rules and Regulations ANSA:Kurdistan Workers' Party/People's Defence Forces (PKK/HPG) Country / Territory:Turkey PDF:Turkish, English

Contract of the KCK Union of Communities in Kurdustan

Year:2005 Type of document:Internal Rules and Regulations ANSA:Kurdistan Workers' Party/People's Defence Forces (PKK/HPG) Country / Territory:Turkey PDF:Turkish, English

Comment: Unofficial translation of pages 22 and 23 of the original document

Interim Agreement for Peace and Self-Government in Kosovo - The Rambouillet Agreement

Year:1999 Type of document:Agreements ANSA:Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), Serbia (Republic of) Country / Territory:Kosovo, Serbia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yougoslavia PDF:English

Comment: See, in particular, the Framework (pages 4 - 8), and Chapter 7.

The document is structured as follows:

Cover Letter to the UN Secretary General from the Permanent Representative of France to the UN.
Preamble
Framework
Chapter 1 - Constitution of Kosovo.
Chapter 2 - Police and Civil Public Security.
Chapter 3 - Conduct and Supervision of Elections.
Chapter 4 - Economic Issues.
Chapter 4 A - Humanitarian Assistance Reconstruction and Economic Development.
Chapters 5 - Implementation I.
Chapter 6 - Ombudsman.
Chapter 7 - Implementation II: includes provisions on the involvement of the UN Security Council and NATO, demilitarized zones, possession of weapons (including mines, missiles etc) by various forces, border control, and release of prisoners amongst other topics.
Chapter 8 - Amendment, Comprehensive Assessment, and Final Clauses.

Statement of the 2nd Central Committee Meeting: The 3rd General Conference Tenure Chin National Front

Year:2005 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:Chin National Front/Chin National Army (CNF/CNA) Country / Territory:Burma/Myanmar PDF:English

Comment: See, in particular, point 3.

Statement on Burma's Military Junta's Destruction of a Christian Cross in Matupi Chin State

Year:2005 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:Chin National Front/Chin National Army (CNF/CNA) Country / Territory:Burma/Myanmar PDF:English

Statement of the first Regional Conference of Regional Committees of the Chin National Front

Year:2005 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:Chin National Front/Chin National Army (CNF/CNA) Country / Territory:Burma/Myanmar PDF:English

Comment: Contains a statement on respect for religious freedom in second-last paragraph.