Protocol between the Government of Sudan (GOS) and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) on Power Sharing

Year:2004 Type of document:Agreements ANSA:Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLM/SPLA) Country / Territory:Sudan, South Sudan PDF:English

Comment: This is an Annex to the Machakos Protocol, and also appears under "Machakos Protocol" in the Database.
See notably Article 1.6 on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.

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

Submission of the MILF 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:Moro Islamic Liberation Front/Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (MILF/BIAF) Country / Territory:Philippines PDF:English

Submission of the JEM 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:Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) Country / Territory:Sudan PDF:English

Submission of the APRD 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:Armée Populaire pour la Restauration de la République et la Démocratie (APRD) Country / Territory:Central African Republic PDF:English

Submission of the Republic of Abkhazia 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:Abkhazia (Republic of) Country / Territory:Georgia, Abkhazia PDF:English

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

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

Statement by the Government of Sierra Leone and the Revolutionary United Front of Sierra Leone on the Release of Prisoners of War and Non-Combatants

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

Submission of the Chin National 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:Chin National Front/Chin National Army (CNF/CNA) Country / Territory:Burma/Myanmar PDF:English

Establishment of a JEM Committee for Human Rights

Year:2010 Type of document:Internal Rules and Regulations ANSA:Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) Country / Territory:Sudan PDF:English

Comment: Annexed to JEM's submission to the publication of Geneva Call "In Their Words: Perspectives of Armed non-State Actors on the Protection of Children from the Effects of Armed Conflict".

Constitution of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement

Year:2008 Type of document:Internal Rules and Regulations ANSA:Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLM/SPLA) Country / Territory:Sudan, South Sudan PDF:English

Comment: Especially Chapter II "Guiding Principles and Objectives of the SPLM" and Chapter IV "Gender and Affirmative Action" on the rights of women.

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

Memorandum of Understanding on Cessation of Hostilities between the Government of the Sudan and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army

Year:2002 Type of document:Agreements ANSA:Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLM/SPLA) Country / Territory:Sudan, South Sudan PDF:English

Comment: Article 3 prohibits the laying of landmines and all acts of violence against the civilian population.
In Article 5, the parties agree to allow unimpeded humanitarian access.

See also: "Addendum to the memorandum of understanding on cessation of hostilities between the Govenment of Sudan (GOS) and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army (SPLA/M)"

Agreement on Permanent Ceasefire and Security Arrangements Implementation Modalities

Year:2004 Type of document:Agreements ANSA:Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLM/SPLA) Country / Territory:Sudan, South Sudan PDF:English

Comment: Part I - Ceasefire Arrangements
Part II - The Armed Forces
Part III - Demobilization, Disarmament, and Re-Integration

Among other provisions of interest, see
Article 1.8: the parties commit to release POWs and persons deprived of their liberty as a result of war.
Article 1.9: reference is made to the role of the ICRC in organizing prisoner release.
Article 5 "Principles of the Ceasefire" :the parties agree to cease the laying of mines and the use of force against civilians.
Article 8: further provisions on landmines and related weapons and on humanitarian mine action as well as on other humanitarian activities.
Article 10: enumerates acts which constitute violations to the agreement such as "violations of human rights, humanitarian law and obstruction of freedom of movement", sabotage and the "recruitment of child soldiers".

See also in the Database, "Machakos Protocol," and in Particular, "Agreement on Security Arrangements During the Interim Period, 25 September 2003."

Machakos Protocol

Year:2002 Type of document:Agreements ANSA:Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLM/SPLA) Country / Territory:Sudan, South Sudan PDF:English

Comment: Annexed to this agreement are:
The Protocol on Power Sharing (26 May 2004);
The Agreement on Wealth Sharing during the Pre-Interim and Interim Period (7 January 2004);
The Protocol on the Resolution of the Abyei Conflict (26 May 2004);
The Protocol on the Resolution of Conflict in Southern Kordofan/Nuba Mountains and Blue Nile States (26 May 2004);
The Agreement on Security Arrangements during the Interim Period (25 September 2003).

They are also included in the database as separate documents.

In addition, see the Agreement on Permanent Ceasefire and Security Arrangements Implementation Modalities

Prohibiting Recruitment

Year:2012 Type of document:Internal Rules and Regulations ANSA:Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) Country / Territory:Sudan PDF:English

Respuesta del ELN a la Carta de las organizaciones sociales del Espacio Regional de Paz del Cauca al ELN

Year:2012 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) Country / Territory:Colombia PDF:Spanish

Comment: Public letter of the ELN to the social organizations in Cauca in which the ELN expands on humanitarian issues.