Agreement on Prisoner Releases

• Country/entity

  Bosnia and Herzegovina
  Yugoslavia (former)
  
• Region

  Europe and Eurasia
  Europe and Eurasia
  
• Agreement name

  Agreement on Prisoner Releases
• Date

  1 Oct 1994
• Agreement status

  Multiparty signed/agreed
• Interim arrangement

  Yes
• Agreement/conflict level

  Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( Balkan Conflicts (1991 - 1995) (1998 - 2001) )
• Stage

  Pre-negotiation/process
• Conflict nature

  Government/territory
• Peace process

  Bosnia peace process
• Parties

  H. Muratovic; M. Krajsnik
• Third parties

  S. Viera de Mello, UNPROFOR; R. Monin, ICRC (in respect of 1, 2, 3, 4 & 9 above)
• Description

  This short agreement provides for prisoner releases and medical evacuations facilitated by the ICRC and UNHCR. It also agrees to allow humanitarian convoys and negotiators safe passage in and out of Gorazde.

• Agreement document

  BA_941001_Agreement on Prisoner Releases.pdf | Download PDF

Groups

Gender

State definition

Governance

Power sharing

Human rights and equality

Rights related issues

Rights institutions

Justice sector reform

Socio-economic reconstruction

Land, property and environment

Security sector

Transitional justice

Implementation

AGREEMENT ON PRISONER RELEASES

Striving to release prisoners of war and other individuals detained in relation to the conflict as soon as possible, the undersigned parties, in the presence of UNPROFOR and ICRC representatives, on 1 October 1994, conclude the following agreement.

1. The parties will release the prisoners whose names are included in the signed lists, attached to this agreement, in accordance with the procedures established by the ICRC and as previously agreed upon by the parties.

The release will take place as laid out below.

2. The release will commence on 5 October 1994.

3. Should any of the parties deviate from the lists (which constitute integral parts of this agreement), the other party has the right to suspend implementation of the agreement as a whole, until the violating party meets its obligations.

4. On the date on which implementation commences (ie 5 October 1994), the Bosnian side will release all of the people named on the attached list, except for twelve prisoners of Serb nationality presently held in Gorazde.

The identity of these twelve prisoners will be specified by the Serb authorities.

The Serb side will release all of the people named on the attached list, except for twelve prisoners presently held in Foca.

The identity of these twelve prisoners will be specified by the Bosnian authorities.

These identities should be given to the ICRC at least 48 hours before the date specified in 2 above.

5. The two UNHCR convoys blocked at Dobrun will be allowed to proceed to Gorazde on 3 October 1994.

6. The three Bosnian negotiators from Gorazde will be allowed to return to Gorazde by helicopter at least 24 hours before the date set in article 2 above.

7. On the date which implementation commences (ie 5 October 1994):

(a) Five physicians will be allowed to travel by helicopter from Sarajevo to Gorazde with their personal effects.

(b) Forty medical cases will be evacuated by helicopter from Gorazde to Sarajevo.

They will be accompanied by two physicians.

8. Seven UNHCR humanitarian convoys, additional to those presently blocked at Dobrun, will be allowed to proceed to Gorazde, starting on 3 October 1994.

This will go some way towards meeting the need for humanitarian aid in Gorazde.

9. No later than 11 October 1994, the two groups of twelve prisoners specified in 4 above will be released under the condition that the above mentioned provisions are fulfilled.

Signed:

H. Muratovic [signed],

M. Krajsnik [signed]

Witnessed:

S. Viera de Mello, UNPROFOR [signed],

R. Monin, ICRC (in respect of 1, 2, 3, 4 & 9 above) [signed]