Deed of Commitment under Geneva Call for Adherence to a total Ban on Anti-personnel Mines and for Cooperation in Mine Action - RPM-M/RPA

Year:2003 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:Rebolusyonaryong Partido ng Manggagawa ng Mindanao/Revolutionary People's Army (RPM-M/RPA) Country / Territory:Philippines PDF:English

Unilateral Decision to Demine Some Villages in the Department of Bolivar

Year:2005 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) Country / Territory:Colombia PDF:Spanish

Comment: Letter of the ELN to Geneva Call and to the Colombian Campaign to Ban Landmines unilaterally deciding to demine a Colombian municipality.

Foro Internacional Minas Antipersonales y Acuerdos Humanitarios

Year:2004 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) Country / Territory:Colombia PDF:Spanish

Comment: Statement to the International Forum on AP Mines, NSAs and humanitarian agreements.The ELN considers itself bound by the 1949 Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocol II and states its respect for the Ottowa Convention.

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.

Comunicado Relativo a Minas y Otras Falacias

Year:2009 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – Ejército del Pueblo (FARC-EP) Country / Territory:Colombia PDF:Spanish

Declaración Pública Relativa a Escudos Humanos en Medellín

Year:2011 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 last paragraph: recommendation to the civilian population that they stay away from military objectives.

Deed of Commitment under Geneva Call for Adherence to a total Ban on Anti-personnel Mines and for Cooperation in Mine Action - JVA

Year:2005 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:Juba Valley Alliance (JVA) Country / Territory:Somalia PDF:English

Deed of Commitment under Geneva Call for Adherence to a total Ban on Anti-personnel Mines and for Cooperation in Mine Action - Puntland State of Somalia

Year:2002 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:Puntland State of Somalia Country / Territory:Somalia PDF:English

Deed of Commitment under Geneva Call for Adherence to a total Ban on Anti-personnel Mines and for Cooperation in Mine Action - RRA/SRRC-Shatigudud

Year:2002 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:Rahanweyn Resistance Army - Faction of Col. Hassan Mohamed Nur “Shatigudud” (RRA-Shatigudud) Country / Territory:Somalia PDF:English

Deed of Commitment under Geneva Call for Adherence to a total Ban on Anti-personnel Mines and for Cooperation in Mine Action - RRA/SRRC-Madobe

Year:2002 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:Rahanweyn Resistance Army - Faction of Sheikh Adan “Madobe” (RRA - Madobe) Country / Territory:Somalia PDF:English

Deed of Commitment under Geneva Call for Adherence to a total Ban on Anti-personnel Mines and for Cooperation in Mine Action - Jowhar Administration

Year:2002 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:Jowhar Administration Country / Territory:Somalia PDF:English

Deed of Commitment under Geneva Call for Adherence to a total Ban on Anti-personnel Mines and for Cooperation in Mine Action - HPA/SRRC

Year:2002 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:Hiran Patriotic Alliance (HPA) Country / Territory:Somalia PDF:English

Declaración Pública sobre Prisioneros y Retenciones

Year:2012 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements 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

Eight Codes of Conduct

Type of document:Internal Rules and Regulations ANSA:Revolutionary United Front (RUF) Country / Territory:Sierra Leone PDF:English

Deed of Commitment under Geneva Call for Adherence to a total Ban on Anti-personnel Mines and for Cooperation in Mine Action - Benadiri

Year:2002 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:Benadiri Country / Territory:Somalia PDF:English

Deed of Commitment under Geneva Call for Adherence to a total Ban on Anti-personnel Mines and for Cooperation in Mine Action - RPM-P/RPA-ABB

Year:2002 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:Rebolusyonaryong Partido ng Manggagawa - Pilipinas/Revolutionary Proletarian Army - Alex Boncayao Brigade (RPM-P/RPA-ABB) Country / Territory:Philippines PDF:English

Declaration of Statement of the RPM-P/RPA-ABB on its Opposition of Using Children as Soldiers in any Wars and Armed Conflicts

Year:2005 Type of document:Unilateral Declarations and Statements ANSA:Rebolusyonaryong Partido ng Manggagawa - Pilipinas/Revolutionary Proletarian Army - Alex Boncayao Brigade (RPM-P/RPA-ABB) Country / Territory:Philippines PDF:English

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.

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".