(b) Violations attributed to armed groups

(b) Violations attributed to armed groups

It includes combatants affected by force downsizing, armed groups allied to the signatories of the agreement and foreign armed groups.

Disarmament and repatriation of foreign armed groups

Disarmament and repatriation of foreign armed groups

57) against children. Armed groups that recruit and use children in armed conflicts are named.

In response, citizens illegally formed armed self defense groups.

Former leaders of Ituri armed groups continue to wield influence

Efforts by both the Government and the armed groups to control armed elements are often insufficient or ineffective.

Whereas some children join armed groups for food or in order to survive or to avenge atrocities in their communities, others are physically abducted by armed groups for war.

Such weapons may end up in the hands of groups involved in armed conflicts as well as organized criminal groups and terrorist groups.

Some leaders of other armed groups have been offered government positions.

Monitoring of the cessation of hostilities and movements of armed groups

The armed groups are rearming and the conflict is spreading outside Darfur.

The Government continued to promote the demobilization of members of illegal armed groups.

Furthermore, parties whose activities must be monitored are both Governments and armed groups.

Even convoys escorted by the police are attacked by groups of armed men.

Of 226 significant armed conflicts between 1945 and 2002, less than half in the 1950 s were fought between states and armed groups.

The parties the armed groups, the armed men  are outrageously irresponsible, at all levels, in their acts against civilians and internally displaced persons.

It believes that some of the measures proposed would hinder acceptance of the MOTAPM instrument among armed groups in non international armed conflicts.

The M23 is made up of armed groups that signed the March 23 agreement.

However, journalists in Iraq also face threats from armed militia groups and government authorities.

A number of armed groups have involved themselves in the ongoing Syrian Civil War.

The armed conflict, and in particular criminal actions by the illegal armed groups who ignore the humanitarian principles of distinction and the immunity of the civilian population, has affected the situation of various particularly vulnerable groups.

He was referring to the armed Salafi groups that were accused of destroying Sufi shrines.

(l) To stop immediately the abduction and murder of relief workers by the armed groups

(l) To stop immediately the abduction and murder of relief workers by the armed groups

Further, illicit manufacturing is a significant source of supply to armed groups and organized crime.

Emphasis has now shifted on implementing a country wide programme of disarming illegal armed groups.

However, significant challenges lie ahead as the focus now shifts to disarming illegal armed groups.

Since October 2003, more than 1,000 children have been released from armed forces and groups.

MINUSTAH retook some police stations occupied by the former military and other illegal armed groups.

Often, illegal terrorist armed groups funded by transnational organized crime were responsible for laying mines.

The Special Rapporteur continued to receive reliable reports of forcible recruitment and training of children for the Government armed forces and non State armed groups.

Among the illegal armed groups, FARC EP continues to bear the greatest responsibility for these crimes.

Journalists and other opinion makers were the victims of homicides and threats by illegal armed groups.

The list of armed groups that recruit child soldiers has not become smaller since last year.

Most perpetrators were civilians, though the military and armed groups were also implicated in some cases.

In the meantime, the problem of other armed groups remains of crucial importance in southern Sudan.

Numerous armed groups active in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are allegedly involved in crimes.

Allegations of human rights abuses by members of non State armed groups have also been received.

MINUSTAH continued its sensitization campaign with other illegal armed groups on a community by community basis.

6. The Commission urges that dialogue and negotiations be pursued between the Government of Colombia and all illegal armed groups, aimed at overcoming the situation of violence stemming from the conflict with illegal armed groups and at reaching a lasting peace.

The Commission urges that dialogue and negotiations be pursued between the Government of Colombia and all illegal armed groups, aimed at overcoming the situation of violence stemming from the conflict with illegal armed groups and at reaching a lasting peace.

MINUSTAH organized focus groups, involving residents affected by violence and community leaders, to develop modalities for reintegrating juvenile members of the armed groups into their communities.