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Prisoner exchange agreement

  • Country/entity

    Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Yugoslavia (former)
  • Region

    Europe and Eurasia
    Europe and Eurasia
  • Agreement name

    Prisoner exchange agreement
  • Date

    8 Feb 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

    MR DAMIR BARBARIĆ HVO
    DR IVO SANDRK HVO
    MR BERISLAV PUŚIĆ HVO
    MR ŽELJKO BARBARIĆ HVO
    MR SELMAN PODŽIĆ BIH
    MR ALIJA ALIKADIĆ BIH
    MR ZIJO ORUČEVIĆ BIH
  • Third parties

    MAJOR FERRER SPABAT MRS IRIS WITTWER ICRC [listed as present but copy unsigned] MR JAVIER ECMM MRS CHRISTINE MACCALLUM CIVAFF [listed as present but copy unsigned] MR KOSTAS KUOFAKIS ECMM
  • Description

    Short agreement which provides for a mutual prisoer exchange within the 4th BiH Corps zone, facilitated by the ICRC with support from UNPROFOR.


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
    Page 1, 3.
    FROM TODAY, AND NO LATER THAN 10 DAYS FROM TODAY, LISTS WITH PRISONERS’ NAMES WILL BE EXCHANGED, WITH ONE COPY GIVEN TO THE ICRC.

    Page 1, 4.
    ONCE BOTH LISTS HAVE BEEN AMENDED, THE EXCHANGE PROCESS WILL BE AGREED WITH ICRC, WITH THE SUPPORT FROM UNPROFOR.
  • 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

    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

    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.

  • 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

    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
    Page 1, 1.
    THE EXCHANGE WILL FOLLOW THE PRINCIPLE “EVERYONE FOR ALL” WITHIN THE ZONE AGREED IN POINT 2.

    Page 1, 2.
    THE PRISONERS WILL BE EXCHANGED FOLLOWING THE ABOVE PRINCIPLE WITHIN THE 4TH BIH CORPS ZONE, INCLUDING BUGOJNO.

    Page 1, 3.
    FROM TODAY, AND NO LATER THAN 10 DAYS FROM TODAY, LISTS WITH PRISONERS’ NAMES WILL BE EXCHANGED, WITH ONE COPY GIVEN TO THE ICRC.

    Page 1, 4.
    ONCE BOTH LISTS HAVE BEEN AMENDED, THE EXCHANGE PROCESS WILL BE AGREED WITH ICRC, WITH THE SUPPORT FROM UNPROFOR.
  • Vetting

    No specific mention.

  • Victims

    No specific mention.

  • Missing persons

    No specific mention.

  • Reparations

    No specific mention.

  • Reconciliation

    No specific mention.


Implementation

  • UN signatory
    MAJOR FERRER SPABAT [UNPROFOR Battalion]
  • Other international signatory
    MRS IRIS WITTWER ICRC [listed as present but copy unsigned]
    MR JAVIER ECMM
    MRS CHRISTINE MACCALLUM CIVAFF [listed as present but copy unsigned]
    MR KOSTAS KUOFAKIS ECMM
  • Referendum for agreement

    No specific mention.

  • International mission/force/similar
    Page 1, 4.
    ONCE BOTH LISTS HAVE BEEN AMENDED, THE EXCHANGE PROCESS WILL BE AGREED WITH ICRC, WITH THE SUPPORT FROM UNPROFOR.
  • Enforcement mechanism

    No specific mention.

  • Related cases

    No specific mention.

  • Source
    Slobodan Praljak
    http://www.slobodanpraljak.com/

UNPROFOR SPABAT

PRISONER EXCHANGE AGREEMENT

IN MEDJUGORJE, 8 FEBRUARY 1994.

ATTENDEES:

MAJOR FERRER SPABAT

MRS IRIS WITTWER ICRC

MR JAVIER ECMM

MRS CHRISTINE MACCALLUM CIVAFF

MR KOSTAS KUOFAKIS ECMM

MR DAMIR BARBARIĆ HVO

DR IVO SANDRK HVO

MR BERISLAV PUŚIĆ HVO

MR ŽELJKO BARBARIĆ HVO

MR SELMAN PODŽIĆ BIH

MR ALIJA ALIKADIĆ BIH

MR ZIJO ORUČEVIĆ BIH

BOTH SIDES AGREED THE FOLLOWING:

1. THE EXCHANGE WILL FOLLOW THE PRINCIPLE “EVERYONE FOR ALL” WITHIN THE ZONE AGREED IN POINT 2.

2. THE PRISONERS WILL BE EXCHANGED FOLLOWING THE ABOVE PRINCIPLE WITHIN THE 4TH BIH CORPS ZONE, INCLUDING BUGOJNO.

3. FROM TODAY, AND NO LATER THAN 10 DAYS FROM TODAY, LISTS WITH PRISONERS’ NAMES WILL BE EXCHANGED, WITH ONE COPY GIVEN TO THE ICRC.

4. ONCE BOTH LISTS HAVE BEEN AMENDED, THE EXCHANGE PROCESS WILL BE AGREED WITH ICRC, WITH THE SUPPORT FROM UNPROFOR.

HVO BIH

[signature] [signature]

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WITNESSED BY

SPABAT:

[signature] ICRC:

ECMM:

[signature] CIVAFF:

[page 2 is the list of attendees in English]