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War in Iraq: Geneva Call appeals to all parties that may be involved in military action to refrain from using anti-personnel mines and to respect international humanitarian law. Geneva Call condemns the illegal invasion of Iraq in the clear absence of UN Security Council approval. This constitutes a grave step back in the international rule […]

Somali Factions Commit Themselves under Geneva Call to Ban Anti-personal Mines 12 November 2002 Somali factions, including the Transitional National Government (cf. below list), gathering under the auspices of IGAD in Eldoret, Kenya, signed on Monday, the 11th of November, 2002, the Deed of Commitment under Geneva Call for Adherence to a Total Ban of Anti-Personnel Mines […]

New humanitarian mechanism for rebel groups successfully tested in the Philippines: International mission meets with Moro Islamic Liberation Front leaders in Mindanao and Manila Geneva Call, a new international humanitarian organization working to secure respect for humanitarian norms by armed groups world-wide, has just released the 27-page report of a six-member mission which visited and […]

The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A) Commits Itself  to the Renunciation of the Use of Anti-personnel Mines 4 October 2001 The SPLM/A has today in Geneva, Switzerland, signed the “Deed of Commitment under Geneva Call for Adherence to a Total Ban on Anti-Personnel Mines and for Cooperation in Mine Action”. The signing was carried out on […]