▁Committee , ▁instit uted ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁The ▁Party ▁Security ▁Law ▁was ▁passed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁criminal izing ▁" de vi ations " ▁inside ▁the ▁party ▁and ▁attacks ▁on ▁the ▁party . ▁ ▁The ▁party ▁has ▁three ▁b ure aus ▁for ▁coordin ating ▁work ▁in ▁mass ▁organizations : ▁the ▁Popular ▁Organ izations ▁Bureau ▁( co ordin ating ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Army ▁milit ia , ▁the ▁Revolution ary ▁Youth ▁Union , ▁Stud ents ▁Union ▁and ▁the ▁General ▁Union ▁of ▁Sy rian ▁Women ); ▁the ▁Work ers ▁Bureau ▁( co ordin ating ▁the ▁General ▁Federation ▁of ▁Trade ▁Un ions ); ▁and ▁the ▁Pe as ants ▁Bureau ▁( co ordin ating ▁the ▁Pe as ants ▁Federation ). ▁Children ▁joined ▁the ▁V angu ards , ▁an ▁organization ▁for ▁grade - school ▁boys ▁and ▁girls . ▁V angu ards ▁attended ▁par amil it ary ▁summer ▁cam ps ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁armed ▁forces . ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 7 0 s , ▁the ▁party ▁ran ▁a ▁mass ▁campaign ▁for ▁the ▁mobil ization ▁of ▁pe as ants ▁into ▁the ▁Pe as ants ▁Federation . ▁ ▁The ▁party ▁has ▁its ▁own ▁system ▁of ▁political ▁education , ▁including ▁the ▁High er ▁Political ▁Institute ▁( a ▁gradu ate ▁school ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Dam asc us ). ▁ ▁Abd ul ▁Hal im ▁Kh add am ▁res igned ▁as ▁National ▁Command ▁and ▁Central ▁Committee ▁member ▁in ▁mid - 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Tun is ia ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁formal ▁structure ▁linked