Agreement on the Elimination of Sniping Activities in the Sarajevo Region
Export agreement coding (PDF)Country/entity
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Yugoslavia (former)Region
Europe and Eurasia
Europe and EurasiaAgreement name
Agreement on the Elimination of Sniping Activities in the Sarajevo RegionDate
14 Aug 1994Agreement status
Multiparty signed/agreedInterim arrangement
YesAgreement/conflict level
Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( )Stage
Ceasefire/relatedConflict nature
Government/territoryPeace process
Bosnia peace processParties
Army of BiH Br. Gen [signature unclear]; General Milosevic DragomirThird parties
In the presence of UNPROFOR witness: Micheal Rose; V.[signature unclear]Description
This agreement commits both sides to issue orders which explicitly forbid sniping activities against military personnel, civilians and UN personnel in Sarajevo region.
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 incorporationPage 1, Untitled preamble
Acknowledging the Geneva Convenition (1949) obligations relating to the protection of civilians in time of war; Acknowledging, also, the obligations stated in the Convention on Privileges and Immunity of the United Nations (1946);... - 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
No specific mention.
- Protection measuresRights related issues→Protection measures→Protection of civiliansPage 1, Preamble
Acknowledging the Geneva Convention (1949) obligations relating to the protection of civilians in time of war; - 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
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
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
No specific mention.
- CeasefireSecurity sector→Ceasefire→Ceasefire provisionPage 1, 1.
The undersigned representatives of the sides in conflict: Undertake that they shall within 24 hours issue, publicly, orders which explicitly forbid sniping activities against military personnel, civilians and UN personnel in Sarajevo region;
Page 1, 2.
The undersigned representatives of the sides in conflict: Shall insist that UNPROFOR takes appropriate measures relating to the detection of sniping activities on both sides of the confrontation line, to engage itself in a cooperative and coordinated manner with the sides in conflict on the joint identification and prevention of sniping activities, so that the cases that are identified are publicly condemned and are subject to criminal prosecution by the sides respectively. - 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
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
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
No specific mention.
Implementation
- UN signatoryIn the presence of UNPROFOR witness: Micheal Rose; V.[signature unclear]
- Other international signatory
No specific mention.
- Referendum for agreement
No specific mention.
- International mission/force/similarPage 1, 2.
The undersigned representatives of the sides in conflict: Shall insist that UNPROFOR takes appropriate measures relating to the detection of sniping activities on both sides of the confrontation line, to engage itself in a cooperative and coordinated manner with the sides in conflict on the joint identification and prevention of sniping activities, so that the cases that are identified are publicly condemned and are subject to criminal prosecution by the sides respectively. - Enforcement mechanism
No specific mention.
- Related cases
No specific mention.
- SourceICTY Court Records, Dragomir trial exhibit P00206
http://icr.icty.org/
AGREEMENT ON ELIMINATION OF SNIPING ACTIVITIES IN SARAJEVO REGION
Acknowledging the Geneva Convenition (1949) obligations relating to the protection of civilians in time of war;
Acknowledging, also, the obligations stated in the Convention on Privileges and Immunity of the United Nations (1946);
Recognizing that civilians from all communities, as well as UN personnel, continue to be the targets of sniper attacks in the Sarajevo region;
Continuing the normalization of life in Sarajevo, in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 900,
The undersigned representatives of the sides in conflict:
1. Undertake that they shall within 24 hours issue, publicly, orders which explicitly forbid sniping activities against military personnel, civilians and UN personnel in Sarajevo region;
2 . Shall insist that UNPROFOR takes appropriate measures relatinq to the detection of sniping activities on both sides of the
confrontation line, to engage itself in a cooperative and coordinated manner with the sides in conflict on the joint identification and prevention of sniping activities, so that the cases that are identified are publicly condemned and are subject to criminal prosecution by the sides respectively.
Sarajevo Airport, 14 August 1994