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Iraq: a meeting with high-level political leaders and Peshmerga commanders on compliance with international humanitarian law
On 28 February 2016, Geneva Call and the Middle East Research Institute (MERI) organized a meeting with high-level Kurdish political leaders and Peshmerga commanders on compliance with international humanitarian law (IHL), in Erbil, in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Peshmerga forces are fighting on a daily basis, and although they have strict internal regulations on […]
Turkey: The PKK movement signs Geneva Call’s Deed of Commitment prohibiting sexual violence and against gender discrimination
On 1 March, one week before International Women’s Day, the Kurdistan Women’s Communities (KJK), the women’s branch of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), signed Geneva Call’s Deed of Commitment prohibiting sexual violence in armed conflict and against gender discrimination. Jiyan Lava, Coordination Member in the Kurdish region of Iraq, signed this commitment on behalf of […]
India: an ethnic armed movement commits to prohibit the recruitment and use of children in hostilities
On 2nd March 2015, the Zomi Re-Unification Organisation (ZRO) signed Geneva Call’s Deed of Commitment protecting children in armed conflict. In signing this Deed the ZRO publicly asserts its commitment to respect the highest international standards in terms of child protection in armed conflict. It includes the prohibition to recruit child soldiers and use under-18 […]
Iraq: training on humanitarian norms for members of the Shia Popular Mobilization Units
Following several meetings, Geneva Call held its first training sessions on international humanitarian law (IHL) for fighters, officers and members of the Iraqi Shia armed actor, the Popular Mobilization Units – Ashura Saraya. The first meeting took place on 27 February 2016 in Baghdad. As many of the 29 participants were officers involved in the planning […]