A/HRC/6/7 page 34 Annex II Advisory Council for Human Rights Progress report on implementation of the short-term programme Experts Group (Human Rights Council) 1.1 Protection of civilians, including internally displaced persons Draft orders to the armed forces were prepared prohibiting all kinds of attacks on civilians, including torture and violence against women, and stipulating that perpetrators of criminal offences will have their immunity waived and will be brought to justice. The draft was reviewed by the Advisory Council for Human Rights and was submitted for signature to the armed forces command. Another draft was prepared by order of the armed forces command on facilitating the work of human rights monitors and of the ceasefire monitoring committees of the African Union forces. The People’s Armed Forces Act was approved by the Cabinet. It contains an entire chapter on the principles of international humanitarian law, including the protection of civilians and civilian objects. It makes no distinction between protection during international conflicts and protection during internal conflicts. It also includes provisions on individual liability and the prosecution of persons who commit abuses. The National Committee on International Humanitarian Law, in collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross (Sudan), has set up a foundation course on the principles of international humanitarian law, the protection of civilians and individual liability. The course is designed for the joint integrated units formed pursuant to the Machakos agreement and the Interim Constitution and 30 officers are due to receive training at the joint forces’ headquarters on 26-29 August 2007. 1.1.3 At 4 p.m. on 1 August, the armed forces repelled an attack by a group known as the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM-Unity) against the city of Adilah and against citizens and their property. The attack struck terror into the people’s hearts. The armed forces forced the rebels to withdraw after 11 of their men were killed. The armed forces and the police continue to use checkpoints and mobile patrols to secure transport routes and pathways in Darfur. Checkpoint locations: (a) Shaqrah; (b) Dunki Shattah; (c) Awm; (d) Taratur Ajabu;