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Show of support as Geneva Call launches Booklet on Key Rules of IHL with Islamic References
Cotabato City, the Philippines On 26 August 2019, Geneva Call launched a booklet in Cotabato City – ‘the 15 key rules of behaviour in internal armed conflict with Islamic references’. During this event, the Interim Chief Minister of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao committed to include these key rules in the educational curriculum […]
Democratic Republic of Congo : the armed non-State actor APCLS signs Geneva Call’s Deed of Commitment on protecting health care in armed conflict
On 18 August 2019, the military leaders of the Alliance of Patriots for a Free and Sovereign Congo (APCLS) signed the Deed of Commitment on protecting health care in armed conflict. By signing this document, the group is making the commitment to respect and protect the sick and wounded- whether they are civilians or military- […]
Democratic Republic of the Congo : Geneva Call obtains a formal engagement from the Armed non-State Actor APCLS to facilitate humanitarian access
Following a drastic deterioration of access conditions for humanitarian workers in North Kivu (abductions, hold-ups, thefts and attacks), Geneva Call has initiated a sustained dialogue with communities and Armed non-State Actors (ANSA) for more than a year to discuss the issue of humanitarian access. This process has allowed Geneva Call to obtain a formal commitment […]
Geneva Call publishes a report entitled “Sources of law and socio-cultural norms in Mali, a tool for the protection of civilians”
Under its project to “Contribute to the consolidation of peace and the protection of civilians in Mali”, Geneva Call conducted a study into the convergences and divergences between sources of law, from the perspective of the protection of civilians. The added value of this report lies in the identification of indigenous cultural norms and values, […]