Resolution on the Significance of Inspections after Military Interventions
Submitted by Greens Japan
Contact : Rikiya Adachi (+81-80-5259-1558) Satoko Watanabe(+81-90-1004-8529)

Since the first successful conference of Global Greens in 2001, we have witnessed the serious reality of continuing conflicts in every corner of the globe. The 9/11 attacks led to war and the post-war chaos in Afghanistan and Iraq. Furthermore, government troops and militia continue to carry out to genocide and other acts of violence in Darfur, Sudan. A long list of other ethnic confrontations and divisiveness under foreign occupation are occurring today.

In many of these conflicts, the validity of the reasons and/or grounds for the use of force are doubtful, and such interventions have caused even further confusion and confrontations. In addition, the rights and interests of superpowers often block the solution of such conflicts. These cases demonstrate the limitations of the present conflict solution mechanism within the United Nations and the international community.

Meanwhile, although conflicts in each region have their own characteristics and background, they all share a single tragedy – large numbers of civilians are being sacrificed.

In order to prevent the abuse of military power, the expansion of military confrontations, and civilian casualties, we must thoroughly examine the issues already in play in areas of war and clarify what we must do to resolve and prevent future conflicts.

The following must be examined particularly closely in such situations:

1. Justifiable reasons or grounds if a third-party military intervention is carried out by a nation and/or military allies, or the U.N. The neutrality of the intervention.
2. Any violation of the International Humanitarian Law.　Any inhumane use of arms, illegal interrogation or torture.　Any effective and functional mechanism available to penalize nations, international organizations or individual soldiers for inappropriate conduct.
3. The situation as it pertains to damage and cost to the lives of citizens caused directly or indirectly by the intervention, regardless of the validity of the intervention. Any compensation for such damage.
4. Any rapprochement achieved among interested parties after the intervention.
5. Fairness of social reconstruction after the intervention. Any partial benefits for specific groups.

Meanwhile, the views and experiences of non-governmental organizations, such as international humanitarian societies that are active in areas of conflict, should be taken into account as we conduct examinations. In addition, we must fully use the problems that are identified in the examination to aid in the enrichment and embodiment of the Global Greens Charter, or its amendment if necessary, and must give the results form by turning them into international proposals. We hereby resolve that, by taking up these tasks, we will commit ourselves to creating a Green society, so that every person in the world can live free from violence, oppression or discrimination.