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Syria: a new series of training courses for 145 members of the Free Syrian Army, the Islam Army and Kurdish forces
In July 2015, both inside and outside Syria, Geneva Call’s local partner trained more than 80 military officers, combatants and selected members of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) and the Islam Army on international humanitarian norms. Most were former civilians who had taken up arms, and many had only a very basic knowledge of the […]
Geneva Conventions and armed movements: an unprecedented move
The Polisario Front—an armed movement struggling for the independence of Western Sahara—is now formally bound by the Geneva Conventions and its Additional Protocol I (API). On 23 June 2015, the Polisario Front deposited a unilateral declaration by which it undertook to apply the Geneva Conventions and the API in its armed conflict with Morocco. Switzerland […]
Turkey: monitoring the HPG/PKK’s prohibition on using children in hostilities
Geneva Call recently visited the People’s Defense Centre/People’s Defense Forces (HPG), also known as the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), in order to monitor their commitment to prohibiting the use of children under 18 years old in hostilities. In October 2013, HPG/PKK, represented by HPG commander Ms. Delal Amed, signed the Deed of Commitment protecting children […]
Democratic Republic of Congo: first workshops with high-level officers from two major armed movements
After hours of travel by jeep and long walks into the forest, Geneva Call met with high-level officers, legal advisers and military instructors from two of the main armed movements operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Over three days, Geneva Call encouraged discussions on themes around the protection of civilians. There was a […]