Doha Agreement

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Country/entity
Yemen
Region
Middle East and North Africa
Agreement name
Doha Agreement
Date
1 Feb 2008
Agreement status
Multiparty signed/agreed
Interim arrangement
Yes
Agreement/conflict level
Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( Yemeni Civil Wars (1994) (2011 - ) )
Stage
Ceasefire/related
Conflict nature
Government
Peace process
Yemen peace process
Parties
Unsigned copy of agreement, supplementary text states that representatives of the Government of Yemen and Huthi representatives signed the agreement.
Third parties
Unsigned, supplementary text states 'Text of agreement produced by Qatari mediation'
Description
This short ceasefire agreement provides for the terms of ceasefire, which does not specify the commencement or duration of the ceasefire. Conditions include a general amnesty, demobilization, reconstruction, and respect for freedom of opinion, amongst other specifics.

Agreement document
YE_080201_DohaAgreement.pdf | Download PDF

Groups

Children/youth
No specific mention.
Disabled persons
Groups→Disabled persons→Substantive
Page 1, Article 2
...search for [discovery of] the missing people and care for injured/wounded people; and release of corpses by whomever possesses them.
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
Groups→Refugees/displaced persons→Rhetorical
Page 1, 3.
Life [should] return to normal in the regions [of conflict], and everyone [should] return to his area, and live as safe citizens, as all the other citizens in the regions of the republic.
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
Governance→Constitution→Constitution affirmation/renewal
Page 1, 6.
Respect for freedom of opinion, to include the right to establish a political party in accordance with the constitution and the laws in force in the country.

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
Human rights and equality→Civil and political rights→Vote and take part
Page 1, 6.
Respect for freedom of opinion, to include the right to establish a political party in accordance with the constitution and the laws in force in the country.
Human rights and equality→Civil and political rights→Thought, opinion, conscience and religion
Page 1, 6.
Respect for freedom of opinion, to include the right to establish a political party in accordance with the constitution and the laws in force in the country.
Socio-economic rights
No specific mention.

Rights related issues

Citizenship
Rights related issues→Citizenship→Citizen, general
Page 1, 3.
Life [should] return to normal in the regions [of conflict], and everyone [should] return to his area, and live as safe citizens, as all the other citizens in the regions of the republic.
Democracy
No specific mention.
Detention procedures
No specific mention.
Media and communication
Rights related issues→Media and communication→Media roles
Page 1, 7.
The arrival of ‘Abd al-Malik al-Huthi, Yahya al-Huthi, ‘Abd al-Karim al-Huthi, and ‘Abdallah ‘Izza al-Razzami to Qatar, without undertaking any political or media activity hostile to Yemen and without leaving Qatar except after the agreement of the Yemeni government.

Page 1, 8.
Cessation of all matter of media campaigns and acts of provocative incitement.
Mobility/access
Page 1, 7.
The arrival of ‘Abd al-Malik al-Huthi, Yahya al-Huthi, ‘Abd al-Karim al-Huthi, and ‘Abdallah ‘Izza al-Razzami to Qatar, without undertaking any political or media activity hostile to Yemen and without leaving Qatar except after the agreement of the Yemeni government.
Protection measures
No specific mention.
Other
Page 1, 6.
Respect for freedom of opinion, to include the right to establish a political party in accordance with the constitution and the laws in force in the country.

Rights institutions

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

Justice sector reform

Criminal justice and emergency law
No specific mention.
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
Socio-economic reconstruction→Development or socio-economic reconstruction→Infrastructure and reconstruction
Page 1, 9.
The Yemeni government will undertake the reconstruction of what the war has destroyed and the treatment of its effects;
National economic plan
No specific mention.
Natural resources
No specific mention.
International funds
Page 1, 9.
...the praiseworthy state of Qatar will undertake to contribute to a fund for the rebuilding of the affected areas and for the compensation of those affected [by the fighting], and this fund will be open to the contributions of Arab and friendly states.
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
No specific mention.
Ceasefire
Security sector→Ceasefire→Ceasefire provision
[Summary: the agreement in its entirety provides for the conditions of a ceasefire, the duration of which was not specified.]

Page 1, 1.
Cessation of military operations; and adherence, of the Huthi and those with him, to the republican order [system], the constitution and the laws in force in the country.
Police
No specific mention.
Armed forces
No specific mention.
DDR
Security sector→DDR→Demilitarisation provisions
Page 1, 5.
The relinquishment of medium weapons, along with their ammunition, to the state.
Intelligence services
No specific mention.
Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces
Page 1, 1.
Cessation of military operations; and adherence, of the Huthi and those with him, to the republican order [system], the constitution and the laws in force in the country.

Page 1, 2.
Ending of the rebellion;
Withdrawal of foreign forces
No specific mention.
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
Transitional justice→Amnesty/pardon→Amnesty/pardon proper
Page 1, 2.
...implementation of the general amnesty decision;
Courts
No specific mention.
Mechanism
No specific mention.
Prisoner release
Page 1, 2.
...the release of prisoners, except for those charged in cases turned over to the general prosecutor or under consideration by the courts;
Vetting
No specific mention.
Victims
Page 1, 2.
...search for [discovery of] the missing people and care for injured/wounded people; and release of corpses by whomever possesses them.
Missing persons
Page 1, 2.
...search for [discovery of] the missing people and care for injured/wounded people; and release of corpses by whomever possesses them.
Reparations
Transitional justice→Reparations→Material reparations
Page 1, 9.
...the praiseworthy state of Qatar will undertake to contribute to a fund for the rebuilding of the affected areas and for the compensation of those affected [by the fighting], and this fund will be open to the contributions of Arab and friendly states.
Reconciliation
No specific mention.

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
“Waqf al-Qital fi Sa‘da wa-l-I‘lan ‘an al-‘Afu,” al-Ayyam, June 17, 2007; International Crisis Group, “Yemen: Defusing the Saada Time Bomb,” Middle East Report 86, May 27, 2009

English translation coded from Salmoni, Barak A., Loidolt, Bryce, Wells, Madeline. Regime and Periphery in Northern Yemen: The Huthi Phenomenon (Santa Monica, Arlington, Pittsburg: RAND Corporation, 2010), pp. 315-316

APPENDIX F

Conflict Ceasefire Conditions

Doha Agreement, 2007–2008

Text of agreement produced by Qatari mediation, summer–fall 2007.

GoY-Huthi representatives also met in Qatar in January–February 2008.

The Doha agreement was signed on February 1, 2008.

1. Cessation of military operations;

and adherence, of the Huthi and those with him, to the republican order [system], the constitution and the laws in force in the country.

2. Ending of the rebellion;

implementation of the general amnesty decision;

and the release of prisoners, except for those charged in cases turned over to the general prosecutor or under consideration by the courts;

and search for [discov- ery of] the missing people and care for injured/wounded people;

and release of corpses by whomever possesses them.

3. Life [should] return to normal in the regions [of conflict], and everyone [should] return to his area, and live as safe citizens, as all the other citizens in the regions of the republic.

4. Extension of the state’s general order in the region, as in all other regions of the republic.

5. The relinquishment of medium weapons, along with their ammunition, to the state.

6. Respect for freedom of opinion, to include the right to establish a political party in accordance with the constitution and the laws in force in the country.

7. The arrival of ‘Abd al-Malik al-Huthi, Yahya al-Huthi, ‘Abd al-Karim al-Huthi, and ‘Abdallah ‘Izza al-Razzami to Qatar, without undertaking any political or media activity hostile to Yemen and without leaving Qatar except after the agreement of the Yemeni government.

8. Cessation of all matter of media campaigns and acts of provocative incitement.

9. The Yemeni government will undertake the reconstruction of what the war has destroyed and the treatment of its effects;

the praiseworthy state of Qatar will undertake to contribute to a fund for the rebuilding of the affected areas and for the compensation of those affected [by the fighting], and this fund will be open to the contributions of Arab and friendly states.