Agreement on a ceasefire, the cessation of military activities and on measures for a settlement of the armed conflict on the territory of the Chechen Republic

Year:1996 Type of document:Agreements ANSA:Chechen Republic of Ichkeria Country / Territory:Russian Federation, Chechnya PDF:English

Reglamento

Type of document:Internal Rules and Regulations ANSA:Movimiento Revolucionario Túpac Amaru (MRTA) Country / Territory:Peru PDF:Spanish

Comment: See: Articles 62, 70, 74 and 80

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".

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

Agreement to Create a Conducive Atmosphere for Peace

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

Comment: In Paragraph 3, Point 2 the parties confirm to refrain "from all acts of violence against civilians, as well as threats directed at them and their forceful displacement". In Paragraph 4 (b) they commit to release all POWs, as well as persons deprived of their liberty because of war.

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.”

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

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

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

NDFP Declaration of Undertaking to Apply the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and Protocol I of 1977

Year:1996 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) Country / Territory:Philippines PDF:English

Comment: With other documents available as annexes to the Declaration:
- Letter to the Swiss Federal Council
- Letter to the International Committee of the Red Cross
- Program of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines
- Constitution of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines
- List of Revolutionary Allied Organizations in the National Democratic Front of the Philippines
- Guide for establishing the People's Democratic Governemnt
- Basic Rules of the New People's Army
- Declaration of Adherence to International Humanitarian Law
- The Hague Joint Declaration
- The Breukelen Joint Statement
- Joint Agreement on Safety and Immunity Guarantees
- Joint Agreement on the Ground Rules of the Formal Meetings Between the GRP and NDFP Negotiating Panels
- Joint Agreement on the Formation Sequence and Operationalization of the Reciprocal Working Committees (RWCs)
- Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law Between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines
- The 1997 European Parliament Resolution on the Philippines
- The 1999 European Parliament Resolution on the Philippines
- Memorandum of the Minimum Age Requirement for NPA Fighters
- On the NPA's Alleged Mass Recruitment of Child Guerillas
- Rules in the Investigation and Prosecution of Suspected Enemy Spies.
- Sample Order of Release of Prisoner of War

POWS Release on Humanitarian Grounds Despite AFP Ignorance of IHL

Year:2008 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) Country / Territory:Philippines PDF:English

Acuerdo de los Pozos

Year:2001 Type of document:Agreements ANSA:Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – Ejército del Pueblo (FARC-EP) Country / Territory:Colombia PDF:Spanish

Beligerancia

Year:2000 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – Ejército del Pueblo (FARC-EP) Country / Territory:Colombia PDF:Spanish

Llamamiento a Soldados, Oficiales y Suboficiales Patriotas

Year:2008 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – Ejército del Pueblo (FARC-EP) Country / Territory:Colombia PDF:Spanish

Comment: Especially first sentence of paragraph 6: "In our Statutes and Internal Rules is contemplated the full respect of the physical and moral integrity of every military that falls prisoner during combat". (non official translation)

Acuerdo de Puerta del Cielo

Year:1998 Type of document:Agreements ANSA:Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) Country / Territory:Colombia PDF:Spanish

Comment: Agreement between the ELN, the civil society and National Peace Committee. See especially paragraph 9 ff: commitment not to use deprivation of liberty for financial purposes; prohibition of detention of children, pregnant women and elderly people; fight against impunity of crimes against humanity such as enforced disappearances, massacres, torture or genocide; identification of all objects protected by IHL; human treatment of prisoners and wounded; prohibition of taking hostages ; regulation of landmines ; investigations into violations; full respect of the rights of children and prohibition to recruit children under 16 ("in the future, it will be 18"); prohibition of bombing civilian areas; protection of natural resources.

Memo of Melito Glor Command on Policy towards Prisoners of War

Year:1988 Type of document:Internal Rules and Regulations ANSA:National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) Country / Territory:Philippines 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".

Ordre Relatif au Comportement Envers les Prisonniers de Guerre

Year:1944 Type of document:Internal Rules and Regulations ANSA:National Liberation Army and Partisan Detachments of Yugoslavia Country / Territory:Socialist Federal Republic of Yougoslavia PDF:French

Three Main Rules of Discipline and Eight Points for Attention

Year:1947 Type of document:Internal Rules and Regulations ANSA:Chinese People's Liberation Army (CPLA) Country / Territory:China PDF:English

Huit Commandements de l'Armée du Peuple

Type of document:Internal Rules and Regulations ANSA:Conseil National de Libération (CNL) Country / Territory:Congo, the Democratic Republic of the PDF:French