child soldiers

Article

State-Less Prisoners: When Non-State Armed Groups Become Responsible for Persons in Their Custody

This article examines the legal obligations of non-state armed groups detaining individuals during armed conflicts, drawing on framework principles published…

Article

ICRC Engagement with Armed Groups in 2024

This article analyzes the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) 2024 global report on non-state armed groups, detailing engagement…

Article

Non-State Armed Groups in the Mirror of International Law: Legal Lessons from a Special Issue of the International Review of the Red Cross

This article examines the legal duties and accountability of non-state armed groups through the analysis of a special issue of…

Article

When War Knows No Law: Why Non-State Armed Groups Are Obligated to Protect Civilians

An analytical report by IKHRW based on research by Professor Sonia Hernández Pradas details the legal obligations of non-state armed…

Report

“I Left for Work, But Ended Up in an Armed Group”: Mehran’s Account of Years spent inside the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK)

A 32-year-old former defector details how he was lured across the Iranian border into the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK) through…

Interview

Slavery Under the Banner of Struggle: A Survivor’s Account from PAK Camps in the Mountains of the Kurdistan Region

A survivor's account details severe human rights abuses, forced labor, and child recruitment within the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK) military…

Article

When “Self-Defense” Cannot Replace Accountability: A Human Rights Analysis of PJAK’s New Positions

The recent interview by PJAK's leadership spokesperson with The Hindu signals a strategic shift in the group’s political discourse, framing…

Article

Accountability Instead of Slogans: Questions the PJAK Spokesperson Cannot Evade

An analytical assessment of the international legal responsibilities binding non-state Kurdish armed groups, challenging the recent denials made by PJAK's…

Report

The 2012 Geneva Signing: A Document Ending Child Soldiering or the Beginning of an Implementation Gap?

The text evaluates the 2012 Geneva Call Deed of Commitment signed by the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI) to…

Interview

From the Geneva Signing to Field Verification

In an interview with the Iranian Kurdistan Human Rights Watch, international humanitarian law researcher Dr. Rozhin Sarmadi examines the legal…

Back to top button