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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 the Cessation of Hostilities
Year:2005 Type of document:Agreements ANSA:Rebolusyonaryong Partido ng Manggagawa ng Mindanao/Revolutionary People's Army (RPM-M/RPA) Country / Territory:Philippines PDF:English
Declaración sobre el Derecho Internacional Humanitario
Year:1995 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) Country / Territory:Colombia PDF:Spanish
Sudan Peace Agreement
Year:1997 Type of document:Agreements ANSA:Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLM/SPLA), United Democratic Salvation Front (UDSF), Equatoria Defence Force (EDF), South Sudan Independents Group (SSIG), South Sudan Independence Movement (SSIM), Union of Sudan African Parties (USAP) Country / Territory:Sudan, South Sudan PDF:English
Comment: See notably Chapter Three "Political Issues", the article on Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.
N’Djamena Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement
Year:2004 Type of document:Agreements ANSA:Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), Sudan Liberation Movement/Sudan Liberation Army (SLM/SLA) Country / Territory:Sudan PDF:English
Comment: Article 2 prohibits the laying of mines as well as acts of violence against the civilian populations and any act of sabotage, any restriction on the freedom of movement. Furthermore, it engages the parties to mark minefields and to ensure humanitarian access. In Article 5 the parties agree to free all prisoners of war and all persons deprived of their liberty because of the war. In Article 8 the parties agree to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian assistance to displaced persons and civilian victims of war.
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)"
Letter from Mr. Masoud Barzani, Secretary General of the KDP, to Mr. Kofi Annan, United Nations Secretary General
Year:1999 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) Country / Territory:Iraq PDF:English
Comment: Letter enclosed to the Deed of Commitment under Geneva Call for Adherence to a total Ban on Anti-personnel Mines and for Cooperation in Mine Action.
Letter from Mr. Jalal Talabani, Secretary General of the PUK, to Mr. Kofi Annan, United Nations Secretary General
Year:2000 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Country / Territory:Iraq PDF:English
Comment: Letter enclosed to the Deed of Commitment under Geneva Call for Adherence to a total Ban on Anti-personnel Mines and for Cooperation in Mine Action.
Agreement of Cessation of Hostilities
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
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.
Ceasefire Agreement between the Government of Sierra Leone and RUF
Year:2000 Type of document:Agreements ANSA:Revolutionary United Front (RUF) Country / Territory:Sierra Leone PDF:English
Comment: In Paragraph 5 the parties agree to ensure free movement of persons and goods, as well as unimpeded movement of humanitarian agencies and of displaced persons. Paragraph 9 enumerates prohibited acts of violence such as laying of mines, harassment, hostage taking etc.
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."
An Order Integrating into the Code of Conduct of the BIAF, the Commitment Made by the MILF with the Geneva Call, and for other Purposes
Year:2010 Type of document:Internal Rules and Regulations ANSA:Moro Islamic Liberation Front/Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (MILF/BIAF) Country / Territory:Philippines PDF:English
Comment: Also known as General Order No. 3.
Order to Adhere to the International Humanitarian Law relevant to Landmines
Year:2009 Type of document:Internal Rules and Regulations ANSA:Moro Islamic Liberation Front/Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (MILF/BIAF) Country / Territory:Philippines PDF:English
Letter Sent by a Commandant of the Sudan People's Liberation Army to the ELN
Year:2004 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
Communication du Représentant du Mouvement Nigérien pour la Justice (MNJ) au cours de la deuxième rencontre des signataires de l'Acte d'engagement auprès de l'Appel de Genève à l'adhésion à une interdiction totale des mines antipersonnel et à une coopération dans l'action contre les mines
Year:2009 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:Mouvement Nigérien pour la Justice (MNJ) Country / Territory:Niger PDF:French
Footpaths to Democracy: Toward a New Sierra Leone
Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:Revolutionary United Front (RUF) Country / Territory:Sierra Leone PDF:English
Comment: See pp. 4 - 5.
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.
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