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Submission of the PDKI to the Geneva Call publication "In Their Words: Perspectives of Armed non-State Actors on the Protection of Children from the Effects of Armed Conflict"

Year:2010 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI) Country / Territory:Iran, Islamic Republic of PDF:English

Statement by the Government of Sierra Leone and the Revolutionary United Front of Sierra Leone on the Delivery of Humanitarian Assistance in Sierra Leone

Year:1999 Type of document:Agreements ANSA:Revolutionary United Front (RUF) Country / Territory:Sierra Leone PDF:English

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Submission of the Polisario Front to the Geneva Call publication "In Their Words: Perspectives of Armed non-State Actors on the Protection of Children from the Effects of Armed Conflict"

Year:2010 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:Frente Popular de Liberación de Saguía el Hamra y Río de Oro (Frente Polisario) Country / Territory:Western Sahara, Morocco PDF:English

Agreement on the Implementation of Principles Governing the Protection and Provision of Humanitarian Assistance to War Affected Civilian Populations

Year:1999 Type of document:Agreements ANSA:Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLM/SPLA) Country / Territory:Sudan, South Sudan PDF:English

Protocol between the Government of the Sudan (GOS) the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM/A) and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) on the Enhancement of the Security Situation in Darfur in Accordance with the N'Djamena Agreement

Year:2004 Type of document:Agreements ANSA:Sudan Liberation Movement/Sudan Liberation Army (SLM/SLA), Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) Country / Territory:Sudan PDF:English

Agreement on a Temporary Ceasefire and the Cessation of other Hostile Acts on the Tajik-Afghan Border and within the Country for the Duration of the Talks

Year:1994 Type of document:Agreements ANSA:United Tajik Opposition (UTO) Country / Territory:Tajikistan PDF:English

Comment: In Article 2 (c) the parties agree to prevent acts of violence against the civilian population such as murders, hostage taking, unlawful detention and acts of pillage. Furthermore, the parties agree in Article 2 (b) to cease all acts of terrorism and sabotage. In Article 4 (b) the UTO agree to release the prisoners of war.

Agreement on a Permanent Ceasefire

Year:2008 Type of document:Agreements ANSA:Lord's Resistance Army/Lord's Resistance Movement (LRA/LRM) Country / Territory:Uganda PDF:English

Comment: Notably Article 5 "Ceasefire Violations" enumerating prohibited acts of violence against civilians such as attacks, abduction, hostage taking, unlawful arrest etc.

Letter from Mr. Jalal Talabani, Secretary General of the PUK, to Mr. Kofi Annan, United Nations Secretary General

Year:2000 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Country / Territory:Iraq PDF:English

Comment: Letter enclosed to the Deed of Commitment under Geneva Call for Adherence to a total Ban on Anti-personnel Mines and for Cooperation in Mine Action.

Letter from Mr. Masoud Barzani, Secretary General of the KDP, to Mr. Kofi Annan, United Nations Secretary General

Year:1999 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) Country / Territory:Iraq PDF:English

Comment: Letter enclosed to the Deed of Commitment under Geneva Call for Adherence to a total Ban on Anti-personnel Mines and for Cooperation in Mine Action.

N’Djamena Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement

Year:2004 Type of document:Agreements ANSA:Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), Sudan Liberation Movement/Sudan Liberation Army (SLM/SLA) Country / Territory:Sudan PDF:English

Comment: Article 2 prohibits the laying of mines as well as acts of violence against the civilian populations and any act of sabotage, any restriction on the freedom of movement. Furthermore, it engages the parties to mark minefields and to ensure humanitarian access. In Article 5 the parties agree to free all prisoners of war and all persons deprived of their liberty because of the war. In Article 8 the parties agree to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian assistance to displaced persons and civilian victims of war.

Eastern Sudan Peace Agreement

Year:2006 Type of document:Agreements ANSA:Eastern Sudan Front (ESF) Country / Territory:Sudan PDF:English

Comment: In Chapter One "Political Issues", Article 6 "Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms" the parties commit to respect Human Rights. In Chapter Two "Economic, Social and Cultural Issues", Article 22 "Strategic Objectives" the parties fixe as fundamental objectives of the development in Eastern Sudan the return and rehabilitation of displaced persons as well as the guarantee that all the development programs address specific needs of women. In Chapter Three "Comprehensive Ceasefire and Final Security Arrangements", Article 25 "General Principles", § 86 the parties reaffirm their respect for Human Rights. In Article 25 "Comprehensive Ceasefire Agreement", § 91 (b) the parties agree to protect civilians from acts of violence. Several times the parties affirm that special measures shall be taken to ensure women's participation.

Memorandum of Understanding on the Application of IHL between Croatia and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Year:1991 Type of document:Agreements ANSA:Croatia (Republic of) , Serbia (Republic of) Country / Territory:Socialist Federal Republic of Yougoslavia, Croatia, Serbia PDF:English

Accord de Cessez-le-feu

Year:2003 Type of document:Agreements ANSA:Forces Nouvelles de Côte d'Ivoire (FNCI) Country / Territory:Côte D'Ivoire PDF:French

Comment: In Article 5 the parties agree to cease acts of violence such as recruitment and use of child soldiers, as well as all acts against human dignity.

Letter of Abdul-Malik al-Houthi to Human Rights Watch

Year:2009 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:The Houthis Country / Territory:Yemen PDF:English

Letter of Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, Leader of the al Houthi rebels, to Dr. Mohammed Al-Mikhlafi, the Head of the Yemeni Observatory for Human Rights

Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:The Houthis Country / Territory:Yemen PDF:English

Comment: Published in 2009 but undated.

Deed of Commitment under Geneva Call for Adherence to a total Ban on Anti-personnel Mines and for Cooperation in Mine Action - Frente Polisario

Year:2005 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:Frente Popular de Liberación de Saguía el Hamra y Río de Oro (Frente Polisario) Country / Territory:Western Sahara, Morocco PDF:English

Code of Rules and Attitudes of the Organisation for the Successful Conduct of Fighting

Year:2011 Type of document:Internal Rules and Regulations ANSA:National Transitional Council/Free Libyan Army (NTC/FLA) Country / Territory:Libya PDF:English, French, Arabic

Declaration of Application of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and Protocol I of 1977

Year:1995 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:Kurdistan Workers' Party/People's Defence Forces (PKK/HPG) Country / Territory:Turkey PDF:English

Règlement d'ordre intérieur (ROI) - NDCR

Year:2014 Type of document:Internal Rules and Regulations ANSA:Nduma Defence of Congo Rénové (NDCR) Country / Territory:Congo, the Democratic Republic of the PDF:French

Comment: Article 29: Prohibition of rape against women and killing of civilians.
Article 30: Prohibition of child recruitment.
Article 31: Prohibition of pillage, extorsion and kidnapping.
Article 34: Any case of arbitrary arrest of civilians [...] [is] punishable by imprisonment of 3 months and compensation for the damage caused.

Declaration to the Nairobi Summit Made by the Signatories of the Geneva Call's Deed of Commitment for Adherence to a total Ban on Anti-personnel Mines and for Cooperation in Mine Action

Year:2004 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:Arakan Rohingya National Organisation/Rohingya National Army (ARNO/RLA), National United Party of Arakan/Arakan Army (NUPA/AA), National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN), Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), Moro Islamic Liberation Front/Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (MILF/BIAF), Somali National Front (SNF), Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLM/SPLA), Conseil National pour la Défense de la Démocratie - Forces de Défense de la Démocratie (CNDD-FDD) Country / Territory:Philippines, India, Burma/Myanmar, South Sudan, Sudan, Burundi, Iraq, Somalia PDF:English

Comment: Declaration made by: Conseil National pour la Défense de la Démocratie-Forces pour la Défense de la Démocratie (CNDD-FDD) - Burundi; Sudan People’s Liberation Movement and Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLM/A)
- Sudan; Arakan Rohingya National Organisation (ARNO) - Burma; National United Party of Arakan (NUPA) - Burma; National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN) - North-East India/Nagaland; Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) - The Philippines; Kurdistan Regional Government - Erbil, Democratic Party of Kurdistan (KRG/KDP) - Iraqi Kurdistan; Kurdistan Regional Government - Sulaimanyia, Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (KRG/PUK) Iraqi Kurdistan; Somali National Front/Somali Reconciliation and Restoration Council (SNF)/SRRC on behalf of the Somali signatory factions leaders - Somalia.