Declaration of the Palipehutu-FNL

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Country/entity
Burundi
Region
Africa (excl MENA)
Agreement name
Declaration of the Palipehutu-FNL
Date
9 Jan 2009
Agreement status
Unilateral document
Interim arrangement
Yes
Agreement/conflict level
Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( Burundian Civil War (1993-2005) )
Stage
Framework/substantive - partial
Conflict nature
Government
Peace process
Burundi: Arusha and related peace process
Parties
-
Third parties
-
Description
A unilateral statement by the Palipehutu-FNL, accepting to form a political party as requested by previous negotiations, and asking the government to commit to registering them as such as soon as possible.

Agreement document
BI_090109_DeclarationofthePALIPEHUTU.pdf | Download PDF
Agreement document (original language)
BI_090109_DeclarationofthePALIPEHUTU.pdfV1.pdf | Download PDF

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
Governance→Political parties reform→Rebels transitioning to political parties
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We agree to sacrifice ourselves and cut our identity up by changing the name of our party. From now on, the PALIPEHUTU-FNL becomes “FNL”: Forces Nationales de Libération (in English National Forces for the liberation).

We would like to request the Government to be also flexible and register this new party with no conditionality, whatsoever. It is for this reason, in this very decisive moment of the history of Burundians, we would like to hold as witnesses, Burundians, the Political Directorate, Member countries of the Regional Initiative, as well as the International Community involved in the Burundi Peace Process, who were looking forward to this big event.
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 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
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We agree to sacrifice ourselves and cut our identity up by changing the name of our party. From now on, the PALIPEHUTU-FNL becomes “FNL”: Forces Nationales de Libération (in English National Forces for the liberation).

We would like to request the Government to be also flexible and register this new party with no conditionality, whatsoever. It is for this reason, in this very decisive moment of the history of Burundians, we would like to hold as witnesses, Burundians, the Political Directorate, Member countries of the Regional Initiative, as well as the International Community involved in the Burundi Peace Process, who were looking forward to this big event.
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 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
ISS Resource Centre www.issafrica.org

DECLARATION OF THE PALIPEHUTU-FNL

Bujumbura, 9 January 2009

The PALIPEHUTU-FNL responded positively to the call of Burundians, the Region and the International Community, to sit for negotiations that led to Agreements signed in Dar-Es-Salaam on

18 June and 7 September 2006, respectively, between the Government of Burundi and the PALIPEHUTU-FNL.

According to these Agreements, the PALIPEHUTU-FNL would be transformed into a political party.

The PALIPEHUTU-FNL also signed the Magaliesberg Declaration of 10 June 2008, whose spirit and words enjoined both parties to be more flexible in dealing concurrently with both military and political issues.

This spirit was supplemented by the Ngozi Declaration of 29 August 2008, which recommended the Political Directorate to assist parties in reaching a common ground as far as the registration of the PALIPEHUTU-FNL and its integration into national life are concerned.

In conformity with the Declaration of 4 December 2008, the PALIPEHUTU-FNL undertook on Sunday 4 January 2009 a campaign to explain to its members the obligations related to the accreditation of the political party and to hold consultations so that a new name could be found for its registration as a political party.

After consultations with our militants and exchange of various views and considerations:

Considering the pressing time factor;

Considering also the high interest for durable peace all Burundians aspire to;

We agree to sacrifice ourselves and cut our identity up by changing the name of our party.

From now on, the PALIPEHUTU-FNL becomes “FNL”:

Forces Nationales de Libération (in English National Forces for the liberation).

We would like to request the Government to be also flexible and register this new party with no conditionality, whatsoever.

It is for this reason, in this very decisive moment of the history of Burundians, we would like to hold as witnesses, Burundians, the Political Directorate, Member countries of the Regional Initiative, as well as the International Community involved in the Burundi Peace Process, who were looking forward to this big event.

As for any new organizations, we hereby would like also to request the support of the International Community in different areas.

Done in Bujumbura, this 9 January 2009 Agathon Rwasa, Chairman