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Sudan: Two armed movements commit to ban landmines
The Sudan Liberation Movement/Army, led by Abdul Wahid (SLM/A-AW) and the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army, led by Mini Minawi (SLM/A-MM) – two major armed non-State actors from Darfur – signed Geneva Call’s Deed of Commitment banning anti-personnel (AP) mines in Geneva on 14 August 2014. In signing the Deed of Commitment, they agree to prohibit the use, production and […]
DRC: Geneva Call starts discussions with key provincial stakeholders on civilian protection
In July 2014, Geneva Call gathered in Goma influential people who are aware of the dynamics of armed non-State actors (ANSAs) and could potentially support Geneva Call in its effort to protect civilians in the conflict in North Kivu. A group of elderly community representatives from Goma, called the Baraza, selected provincial Members of Parliament, […]
India: Naga armed group commits to ban landmines, sexual violence and child recruitment
On 10 July 2014, the Government of the Peoples’ Republic of Nagaland/National Socialist Council of Nagaland (GPRN/NSCN)-Khole-Kitovi signed Geneva Call’s three Deeds of Commitment on protecting children in armed conflict, banning anti-personnel mines, and prohibiting sexual violence and against gender discrimination. The GPRN/NSCN, which is in a ceasefire with the central Government, is fighting for […]
Syria: Geneva Call trained Kurdish authorities and police forces on international humanitarian norms
Following the signature of Geneva Call’s three Deeds of Commitment last June and earlier in July by the “Democratic Self-Administration in Rojava” and the People’s Protection Units (YPG), the Women’s Protection Units (YPJ), Geneva Call organized a series of training sessions on the enforcement of the obligations contained in the Deeds and more generally international […]