On Measures to Ensure Further Peaceful Settlement in the Chechen Republic

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Country/entity
Russia
Chechnya
Region
Europe and Eurasia
Europe and Eurasia
Agreement name
On Measures to Ensure Further Peaceful Settlement in the Chechen Republic
Date
23 Nov 1996
Agreement status
Unilateral document
Interim arrangement
Yes
Agreement/conflict level
Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( Chechnya Conflicts (1991 - 2009) )
Stage
Implementation/renegotiation
Conflict nature
Government/territory
Peace process
Chechnya peace process
Parties
President of the Russian Federation, Boris Yeltsin
Third parties
-
Description
Short presidential decree authorizing the maneuver of the 101st Brigade out of the Chechen Republi, nullifying an earlier Presidential decree of July 3, 1996.

Agreement document
RU_CRI_961123_On measures to ensure further peaceful settlement in CRI.pdf | Download PDF

Groups

Children/youth
No specific mention.
Disabled persons
No specific mention.
Elderly/age
No specific mention.
Migrant workers
No specific mention.
Racial/ethnic/national group
No specific mention.
Religious groups
No specific mention.
Indigenous people
No specific mention.
Other groups
No specific mention.
Refugees/displaced persons
No specific mention.
Social class
No specific mention.

Gender

Women, girls and gender
No specific mention.
Men and boys
No specific mention.
LGBTI
No specific mention.
Family
No specific mention.

State definition

Nature of state (general)
No specific mention.
State configuration
No specific mention.
Self determination
No specific mention.
Referendum
No specific mention.
State symbols
No specific mention.
Independence/secession
No specific mention.
Accession/unification
No specific mention.
Border delimitation
No specific mention.
Cross-border provision
No specific mention.

Governance

Political institutions (new or reformed)
No specific mention.
Elections
No specific mention.
Electoral commission
No specific mention.
Political parties reform
No specific mention.
Civil society
No specific mention.
Traditional/religious leaders
No specific mention.
Public administration
No specific mention.
Constitution
No specific mention.

Power sharing

Political power sharing
No specific mention.
Territorial power sharing
No specific mention.
Economic power sharing
No specific mention.
Military power sharing
No specific mention.

Human rights and equality

Human rights/RoL general
No specific mention.
Bill of rights/similar
No specific mention.
Treaty incorporation
No specific mention.
Civil and political rights
No specific mention.
Socio-economic rights
No specific mention.

Rights related issues

Citizenship
No specific mention.
Democracy
No specific mention.
Detention procedures
No specific mention.
Media and communication
No specific mention.
Mobility/access
Page 1, 2. To instruct the Government of the Russian Federation:
... -- to determine the status and terms of using the Severny airport (Groznyy).
Protection measures
No specific mention.
Other
No specific mention.

Rights institutions

NHRI
No specific mention.
Regional or international human rights institutions
No specific mention.

Justice sector reform

Criminal justice and emergency law
Justice sector reform→Criminal justice and emergency law→Reform to specific laws
Page 1, 5. Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 663 of July 3, 1996 'On the Deployment of Military Management Bodies, Forces, Military Units, Institutions and Organisations of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on the Territory of the Chechen Republic' (Code of Laws of the Russian Federation, 1995, No.28, Article 2640) shall become null and void.
State of emergency provisions
No specific mention.
Judiciary and courts
No specific mention.
Prisons and detention
No specific mention.
Traditional Laws
No specific mention.

Socio-economic reconstruction

Development or socio-economic reconstruction
No specific mention.
National economic plan
No specific mention.
Natural resources
No specific mention.
International funds
No specific mention.
Business
No specific mention.
Taxation
No specific mention.
Banks
No specific mention.

Land, property and environment

Land reform/rights
No specific mention.
Pastoralist/nomadism rights
No specific mention.
Cultural heritage
No specific mention.
Environment
No specific mention.
Water or riparian rights or access
No specific mention.

Security sector

Security Guarantees
Page 1, 4. To instruct the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation to take, with the consent of bodies of power in the Chechen Republic, measures to ensure the security of the population and vital facilities on the territory of the Chechen Republic.
Ceasefire
No specific mention.
Police
No specific mention.
Armed forces
No specific mention.
DDR
No specific mention.
Intelligence services
No specific mention.
Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces
No specific mention.
Withdrawal of foreign forces
Page 1, 1. To redeploy the 101st detached brigade of Interior Ministry troops of the Russian Federation and the 205th detached brigade of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation beyond the administrative border of the Chechen Republic.

Page 1, 2. To instruct the Government of the Russian Federation:
-- to ensure the planned redeployment of the 101st detached brigade of Interior Ministry troops and 205th detached brigade of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation;

Page 1, 2. To instruct the Government of the Russian Federation:
... -- to take the necessary measures to prepare places for the deployment of the above brigades and ensure social welfare and everyday services for their personnel and the dependents of officers and warrant-officers.

Page 1, 3. To instruct the minister of defence of the Russian Federation and the minister of internal affairs of the Russian Federation to submit, for approval, a plan of deployment of the brigades specified in clause of this Decree in the North Caucasian region.

Page 1, 5. Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 663 of July 3, 1996 'On the Deployment of Military Management Bodies, Forces, Military Units, Institutions and Organisations of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on the Territory of the Chechen Republic' (Code of Laws of the Russian Federation, 1995, No.28, Article 2640) shall become null and void.
Corruption
No specific mention.
Crime/organised crime
No specific mention.
Drugs
No specific mention.
Terrorism
No specific mention.

Transitional justice

Transitional justice general
No specific mention.
Amnesty/pardon
No specific mention.
Courts
No specific mention.
Mechanism
No specific mention.
Prisoner release
No specific mention.
Vetting
No specific mention.
Victims
No specific mention.
Missing persons
No specific mention.
Reparations
No specific mention.
Reconciliation
Page 1, For the purpose of implementing the programme of action to reach accord and reconciliation in society, ensuring a further peaceful settlement in the Chechen Republic and creating conditions for all citizens, who have the right to participate in the formation of bodies of state power in the Chechen Republic, to exercise their right to vote, I hereby decree:

Implementation

UN signatory
No specific mention.
Other international signatory
No specific mention.
Referendum for agreement
No specific mention.
International mission/force/similar
No specific mention.
Enforcement mechanism
No specific mention.
Related cases
No specific mention.
Source
Archived hard copy with C. Bell

Text of Yeltsin Decree on Chechnya Troop Withdrawal:

"On Measures to Ensure Further Peaceful Settlement in the Chechen Republic"

ITAR·TASS, November 25, 1996

FBIS-SOV-96-229

Daily Report 25 Nov 1996

[FBIS Transcribed Text] MOSCOW, November 25 (Itar-Tass)

For the purpose of implementing the programme of action to reach accord and reconciliation in society, ensuring a further peaceful settlement in the Chechen Republic and creating conditions for all citizens, who have the right to participate in the formation of bodies of state power in the Chechen Republic, to exercise their right to vote, I hereby decree:

1. To redeploy the 101st detached brigade of Interior Ministry troops of the Russian Federation and the 205th detached brigade of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation beyond the administrative border of the Chechen Republic.

2. To instruct the Government of the Russian Federation:

-- to ensure the planned redeployment of the 101st detached brigade of Interior Ministry troops and 205th detached brigade of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation;

-- to take the necessary measures to prepare places for the deployment of the above brigades and ensure social welfare and everyday services for their personnel and the dependents of officers and warrant-officers.

-- to determine the status and terms of using the Severny airport (Groznyy).

3. To instruct the minister of defence of the Russian Federation and the minister of internal affairs of the Russian Federation to submit, for approval, a plan of deployment of the brigades speci1ied in clause of this Decree in the North Caucasian region.

4. To instruct the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation to take, with the consent of bodies of power in the Chechen Republic, measures to ensure the security of t}Je population and vital facilities on the territory of the Chechen Republic.

5. Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No.

663 of July 3, 1996 'On the Deployment of Military Management Bodies, Forces, Military Units, Institutions and Organisations of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on the Territory of the Chechen Republic' (Code of Laws of the Russian Federation, 1995, No.28, Article 2640) shall become null and void.

6. This Decree enters into force on the date of signature.

President of the Russian Federation

Boris Yeltsin

Moscow, the Kremlin

November 23, 1996

No.1590.