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FORCE OPPOSITION ARMEE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-06-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Peace-Keeping Operations
- Military Strategy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ceasefire violation
1, record 1, English, ceasefire%20violation
correct, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- CFV 2, record 1, English, CFV
correct, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ceasefire violation; CFV: designations standardized by NATO. 3, record 1, English, - ceasefire%20violation
Record 1, Key term(s)
- cease-fire violation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Opérations de maintien de la paix
- Stratégie militaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- violation du cessez-le-feu
1, record 1, French, violation%20du%20cessez%2Dle%2Dfeu
correct, feminine noun, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- CFV 2, record 1, French, CFV
correct, feminine noun, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les actions menées par les divers groupes rebelles en violation du cessez-le-feu, qu'il s’agisse des forces de l'opposition armée congolaise ou d’autres groupes armés [...] n’ ont pas été présentées comme des recours à la force prohibés par la Charte des Nations Unies. 3, record 1, French, - violation%20du%20cessez%2Dle%2Dfeu
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
violation du cessez-le-feu; CFV : désignations normalisées par l’OTAN. 4, record 1, French, - violation%20du%20cessez%2Dle%2Dfeu
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-10-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- International Relations
- Land Forces
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- armed opposition group
1, record 2, English, armed%20opposition%20group
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- armed opposition force 2, record 2, English, armed%20opposition%20force
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... armed opposition groups exercising effective power over a significant segment of population and conducting sustained organized armed hostilities may for both conceptual and legal reasons be considered capable of violating human rights ... 1, record 2, English, - armed%20opposition%20group
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Relations internationales
- Forces terrestres
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- groupe d’opposition armé
1, record 2, French, groupe%20d%26rsquo%3Bopposition%20arm%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- force d'opposition armée 2, record 2, French, force%20d%27opposition%20arm%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] on peut, pour des raisons d’ordre conceptuel et juridique, considérer que les groupes d’opposition armée qui exercent un pouvoir effectif sur un segment important de la population et qui se livrent à des opérations armées organisées et soutenues , sont capables de perpétrer des violations des droits humains [...] 1, record 2, French, - groupe%20d%26rsquo%3Bopposition%20arm%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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