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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.

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.

Declaration on Cessation of Hostilities, Structures and Principles of the Somalia National Reconciliation Process

Year:2002 Type of document:Agreements ANSA:Transitional National Government (TNG), Rahanweyn Resistance Army - Faction of Col. Hassan Mohamed Nur “Shatigudud” (RRA-Shatigudud), Hiran Patriotic Alliance (HPA), United Somali Congress/Somali National Alliance-Nakuru (USC/SNA/Nakuru ), Somali National Front (SNF), Juba Valley Alliance (JVA), Southern Somali National Movement/BIREM (SSNM/BIREM), Southern Somali National Movement/Somali National Alliance (SSNM/SNA), Somalia Reconciliation and Restoration Council (SRRC), Somali African Muki Organization - Nakuru (SAMO/Nakuru), Jowhar Administration, Somali Patriotic Movement - Faction of General Aden Abdullahi Nur “Gabyow” (SPM-Gabyow), Puntland State of Somalia, United Somali Congress/Somali Salvation Army (USC/SSA), United Somali Congress (USC), Somali Patriotic Movement (SPM), United Somali Congress/Somali National Alliance (USC/SNA) Country / Territory:Somalia PDF:English

Comment: Notably Article 3 "Enhanced Safe Access for Aid" affirming the right to receive humanitarian assistance and guaranteeing the security of humanitarian relief personnel and objects.

Action Plan: Respecting the Laws of War submitted by the Mouvement de Libération de l'Azawad to the United Nations Security Council

Year:2012 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:Mouvement National de Libération de l'Azawad (MNLA) Country / Territory:Mali PDF:English

Guidelines on the Law of Armed Conflict - Libyan Opposition Forces

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

Declaration of recognition of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society by the Palestine Liberation Organization

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

The London Conference: Programme of Action on Humanitarian Issues agreed between the co-chairmen to the conference and the parties to the conflict

Year:1992 Type of document:Agreements ANSA:The Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, The Republic of Srpska (Srpska), Croatian Democratic Community (HDZ) Country / Territory:Bosnia and Herzegovina PDF:English

Comment: The last page is unofficial and replaces the missing page of the original document.

Communiqué of July 19, 1999 - For Maurice Najman, who keeps on playing dead

Year:1999 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional (EZLN) Country / Territory:Mexico PDF:English

Ceasefire agreement in Guinea-Bissau

Year:1998 Type of document:Agreements ANSA:Self-Proclaimed Military Junta Country / Territory:Guinea-Bissau PDF:English