Basic Rules of the New People's Army

Year:1969 Type of document:Internal Rules and Regulations ANSA:National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) Country / Territory:Philippines PDF:English

Comment: Principle I, Point 8 mentions training and Point 9 deals with chain of command for non-regular fighting units.
Principle III, Point 1 is potentially relevant regarding children in armed conflict.
Principle IV deals with Discipline within the New People's Army, making reference to the Three Main Rules of Discipline and the Eight Points of Attention. It also deals briefly with penalties for disobedience.
Principle VIII and IX contain further details on organisation and logistics.

Tratado sobre la regularizacion de la guerra

Year:1820 Type of document:Agreements ANSA:Simon Bolivar/ El Libertador Presidente de Colombia Country / Territory:Colombia PDF:Spanish

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

Lettre du Gouvernement Provisoire Démocratique Grec au Comité International de la Croix-Rouge

Year:1948 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:Gouvernement Provisoire Démocratique Country / Territory:Greece PDF:French

Mémoire du Gouvernement de la République Irlandaise au Comité International de la Croix-Rouge

Year:1923 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:Irish Republican Army (IRA) Country / Territory:Ireland PDF:French

Handbook for Volunteers of the Irish Republican Army - Notes on Guerilla Warfare

Year:1956 Type of document:Internal Rules and Regulations ANSA:Irish Republican Army (IRA) Country / Territory:Ireland PDF:English

Lettre du Comité de Libération de l'Afrique du Nord au Comité International de la Croix-Rouge

Year:1956 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:Front de Libération Nationale/Armée de Liberation Nationale (FLN/ALN) Country / Territory:Algeria, France PDF:French

Lettre du Commandant en chef Fidel Castro au Comité International de la Croix Rouge / Carta del Comandante en Jefe Fidel Castro para el Comité International de la Cruz Roja

Year:1958 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:Fidel Castro Country / Territory:Cuba PDF:Spanish, French

Declaration of war of the Zapatista Army (EZLN)

Year:1994 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional (EZLN) Country / Territory:Mexico PDF:English

The N'Sele Ceasefire Agreement between the Government of the Rwandese Republic and the Rwandese Patriotic Front, as amended at Gbadolite, 16 september 1991, and at Arusha, 12 July 1992

Year:1992 Type of document:Agreements ANSA:Front Patriotique Rwandais (FPR) Country / Territory:Rwanda 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.

Accord de Linas-Marcoussis

Year:2003 Type of document:Agreements ANSA:Mouvement Patriotique de Côte d’Ivoire (MPCI), Mouvement Populaire Ivoirien du Grand Ouest (MPIGO) Country / Territory:Côte D'Ivoire PDF:French, English

Comment: In Article 2 the parties call "for immediate release of all political prisoners". In Article 3 § i) the parties agree to ensure the release and amnesty for all PoWs. See also Annex "Programme of the Government of National Reconciliation", Article VI "Rights and freedoms of the individual".

Declaración de la Selva Lacandona

Year:1993 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional (EZLN) Country / Territory:Mexico PDF:Spanish

Resolution Condeming Kidnapping

Year:2002 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:Moro Islamic Liberation Front/Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (MILF/BIAF) Country / Territory:Philippines PDF:English

Children in War: the MILF Perspective

Year:2006 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:Moro Islamic Liberation Front/Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (MILF/BIAF) Country / Territory:Philippines PDF:English

Comment: Statement made during the Mindanao Interfaith Forum on Children “In the pursuit of peace for and with the children of Mindanao from the MILF perspective.”

Rompiendo el Silencio… La Lucha Continúa

Year:2012 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:Movimiento Revolucionario Túpac Amaru (MRTA) Country / Territory:Peru PDF:Spanish

Code of Conduct for Commanders/Code of Conduct for Members

Year:1982 Type of document:Internal Rules and Regulations ANSA:Sendero Luminoso (SL) Country / Territory:Peru PDF:English

Comprehensive Peace Agreement Held between Government of Nepal and Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)

Year:2006 Type of document:Agreements ANSA:Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) (CPN (M)) Country / Territory:Nepal PDF:Nepali, English

Comment: In the Preamble the parties express their commitment towards Human Rights and IHL. Article 5 "Ceasefire" includes a prohibition of mining. Furthermore, the parties guarantee free movement to NGOs, commit to allow voluntary return of displaced persons and guarantee rehabilitation and reintegration of displaced persons. See also Article 7 "Human Rights, Fundamental Rights and Adherence to Humanitarian Law".

Agreement on Monitoring of the Management of Arms and Armies

Year:2006 Type of document:Agreements ANSA:Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) (CPN (M)) Country / Territory:Nepal PDF:English

Comment: Especially Article 1.1 "Principles" concerning the prohibition to recruit children, Article 4.1.2 "Weapons storage and control" concerning mine action and Article 5 "Compliance with the Agreement" enumerating prohibited acts of violence and violations of the agreement, as well as permitted activities such as humanitarian relief and demining.

General Order No 2

Year:2006 Type of document:Internal Rules and Regulations ANSA:Moro Islamic Liberation Front/Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (MILF/BIAF) Country / Territory:Philippines PDF:English