Manifesto of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement

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

Comment: Especially Chapter IV " The New Sudan: Polity, Culture and Society, and Economy" (dealing mainly with issues of human rights)

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

Deed of Commitment on Protection of Child Soldiers in Armed Conflict

Year:2009 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:Chin National Front/Chin National Army (CNF/CNA) Country / Territory:Burma/Myanmar 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 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

Women's Revolutionary Law

Year:1994 Type of document:Internal Rules and Regulations ANSA:Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional (EZLN) Country / Territory:Mexico PDF:English

Comment: Published in El Despertador Mexicano by the EZLN and disbributed in San Cristóbal de las Casas.

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

Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement

Year:1999 Type of document:Agreements ANSA:Mouvement de Libération du Congo (MLC), Rassemblement Congolais pour la Democratie (RCD) Country / Territory:Congo, the Democratic Republic of the PDF:English

Comment: In the Preamble the parties express their determination to ensure the respect to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and the Additional protocols of 1977. Article I "Ceasefire" § 3 c) prohibits all acts of violence against the civilian population including recruitment and use of child soldiers as well as sexual violence. In Article 3 "Principles of the Agreement" the parties agree to guarantee the freedom of movement, to release persons detained or taken hostage, to exchange PoWs, to facilitate humanitarian assistance. Under Article 3 the laying of mines is prohibited.

Acte d'Engagement II

Year:2008 Type of document:Agreements ANSA:Congrès National pour la Défense du Peuple (CNDP), Patriotes Résistants Congolais - Forces d'Autodéfense Populaire (PARECO-FAP), Maï Maï Kasindien, Maï Maï Kifuafua, Maï-Maï Vurondo, Maï Maï Mongol, Maï Maï Rwenzori, Simba Maï-Maï, Union des Jeunes Patriotes Sacrifiés (UJPS) Country / Territory:Congo, the Democratic Republic of the PDF:French

Comment: Notably Article III "Des Principes Humanitaires et du Respect des Droits de l'Homme".

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

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 Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration

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

Comment: Annex to the Agreement on a Permanent Ceasefire signed in Juba, 2008.

Notably Article 2.6 on the recruitment and use of children and Article 2.11 as well as 2.12 on LRA/M's commitment to ensure the release of women and children. See also Article 2.14 and 2.15 the special rights of women and article 2.16 on the special needs of protected persons.

Lomé Peace Accord

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

Comment: In the Preamble the parties commit towards the respect of IHL and Human Rights as well as the protection of children. In Part Four, Article XV the parties agree to guarantee the safety of peace monitors and in Article XIX they agree to furnish to the JMC information regarding the positions and descriptions of "all known unexploded bombs (UXBs), explosive ordnance devices (EODs), minefields, booby traps, wire entanglements, and all other physical or military hazards". See especially Part Five "Humanitarian, Human Rights and Socio-Economic Issues" including articles on the release of prisoners, on displaced persons, the guarantee of Human Rights, humanitarian assistance, women etc.

The following documents are attached as annexes to the peace agreement: Agreement on Ceasefire in Sierra Leone; Statement by the Government of Sierra Leone and the RUF of Sierra Leone on the Release of Prisoners of War and Non-Combatants; Statement by the Government of Sierra Leone and the RUF of Sierra Leone on th Delivery of Humanitarian Assistance in Sierra Leone.

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

Arusha Peace Accords

Year:1993 Type of document:Agreements ANSA:Front Patriotique Rwandais (FPR) Country / Territory:Rwanda PDF:English

Comment: The following documents are an integral part of the peace agreement and are attached as annexes: N'sele Ceasefire Agreement of 1991, The Protocol of Agreement on the Rule of Law of 1992, The Protocols of Agreement on Power-Sharing within the Framework of a Broad-Based Transitional Government of 1993, The Protocol of Agreement on the Repatriation of Rwandan Refugees and the Resettlement of Displaced Persons of 1993, The Protocol Agreement on the Integration of Armed Forces of the two parties of 1993, The Protocol Agreement on Miscellaneous Issues and Final Provisions of 1993.

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.

Constitution of the Republic of Somaliland

Year:2000 Type of document:Internal Rules and Regulations ANSA:Somaliland (Republic of) Country / Territory:Somalia, Somaliland PDF:English, Somali

Comment: See notably:
Chapter I
Part Two, Article 8: Equality of Citizens
Part Two, Article 10: Foreign Relations
Part Two, Articles 17 - 20: Health, Disaster Relief, Care of the Vulnerable in Society, Welfare of Employees
Part Three: Rights of the Individual, Fundamental Freedoms and the Duties of the Citizen
Human Rights and fundamental guarantees including the prohibition of torture (Article 24), the rights of persons deprived of their liberty (Article 27), the rights of women (Article 36) etc.

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

Deed of Commitment under Geneva Call for the Protection of Children from the Effects of Armed Conflict - Kurdistan Democratic Party - Iran

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

Deed of Commitment under Geneva Call for the Protection of Children from the Effects of Armed Conflict - Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan

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