Shan State Army-South (SSA-S), Government 11-Point Peace Agreement

  • Country/entity
    Myanmar
  • Region
    Asia and Pacific
  • Agreement name
    Shan State Army-South (SSA-S), Government 11-Point Peace Agreement
  • Date
    16 Jan 2012
  • Agreement status
    Multiparty signed/agreed
  • Interim arrangement
    Yes
  • Agreement/conflict level
    Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( Myanmar Conflict (1948 - ) )
  • Stage
    Ceasefire/related
  • Conflict nature
    Government/territory
  • Peace process
    Myanmar ceasefires process with ethnic armed groups
  • Parties
    RCSS/SSA delegates and Union-level peacemaking groups.
  • Third parties
    -
  • Description
    Short agreement outlining areas of cooperation and communication between the RCSS/SSA and the government as well as provisions for a ceasefire.


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
    Groups→Refugees/displaced persons→Substantive
    Page 1, 2. The government troops to negotiate and arrange in order that RCSS/SSA troops and their families be resettled in the locations mentioned in No. 1
  • Social class

    No specific mention.


Gender

  • Women, girls and gender

    No specific mention.

  • Men and boys

    No specific mention.

  • LGBTI

    No specific mention.

  • Family
    Page 1, 2. The government troops to negotiate and arrange in order that RCSS/SSA troops and their families be resettled in the locations mentioned in No. 1

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
    Power sharing→Territorial power sharing→Local/municipal government
    Page 1, 3. RCSS/SSA will appoint village heads in the region; for township level administration the village heads will cooperate with government officials
  • 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

    No specific mention.

  • 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

    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→Socio-economic development
    Page 1, 9. To cooperate with the union government for regional development
  • National economic plan

    No specific mention.

  • Natural resources

    No specific mention.

  • International funds

    No specific mention.

  • Business
    Page 1, 8. Government ministers to arrange for SSA-S members to run businesses and companies in accord with existing policies, by providing helps and supporting required technology
  • 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, 2. The government troops to negotiate and arrange in order that RCSS/SSA troops and their families be resettled in the locations mentioned in No. 1

    Page 1, 4. Government soldiers in Homain sub-township and Mong Hta sub-township to give help to RCSS/SSA; Both sides will discuss and negotiate to arrange for the security of RCSS/SSA leaders

    Page 1, 5. Government troops and RCSS/SSA to negotiate to designate areas where they can enter in border areas

    Page 1, 6. Each side agreed to inform the other side in advance if one side wants to enter the other’s control area with weapons
  • Ceasefire
    Security sector→Ceasefire→General commitments
    [Summary] Although the agreement does not explicitly provide for a ceasefire, it was considered by all parties to be a ceasefire agreement, with cessation of hostilities related to broader issues of the process in the agreed points.
  • Police

    No specific mention.

  • Armed forces

    No specific mention.

  • DDR

    No specific mention.

  • Intelligence services

    No specific mention.

  • Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces
    Page 1, 5. Government troops and RCSS/SSA to negotiate to designate areas where they can enter in border areas

    Page 1, 6. Each side agreed to inform the other side in advance if one side wants to enter the other’s control area with weapons
  • Withdrawal of foreign forces

    No specific mention.

  • Corruption

    No specific mention.

  • Crime/organised crime

    No specific mention.

  • Drugs
    Page 1, 10. To cooperate with the government in making plan for battling drug trafficking
  • 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 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
    Available under SSA-S section at: https://www.mmpeacemonitor.org/1499

SSA-S Government 11-point peace agreement

16 January 2012

RCSS/SSA and Union-Level Peace-making group signed an eleven-point peace agreement in Taunggyi, the capital of Shan State, on 16 Jan 2012.

Unofficial Translation

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1. To allow RCSS/SSA headquarters in Homain sub-township and Mong Hta subtownship.

2. The government troops to negotiate and arrange in order that RCSS/SSA troops and their families be resettled in the locations mentioned in No.

1

3. RCSS/SSA will appoint village heads in the region;

for township level administration the village heads will cooperate with government officials

4. Government soldiers in Homain sub-township and Mong Hta sub-township to give help to RCSS/SSA;

Both sides will discuss and negotiate to arrange for the security of RCSS/SSA leaders

5. Government troops and RCSS/SSA to negotiate to designate areas where they can enter in border areas

6. Each side agreed to inform the other side in advance if one side wants to enter the other’s control area with weapons

7. To open liaison offices between the government and SSA-S in Taunggyi, Kholam, Kengtung, Mong Hsat and Tachileik and trading offices in Muse and Nanhkan

8. Government ministers to arrange for SSA-S members to run businesses and companies in accord with existing policies, by providing helps and supporting required technology

9. To cooperate with the union government for regional development

10. To cooperate with the government in making plan for battling drug trafficking

11. The government and RCSS/SSA agreed in principle to the points discussed on January

16, 2012.

Points will also be discussed in the coming second union-level meeting