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Yemeni Military Ceasefire Order (with Signature by Ansar Allah Representative)

  • Country/entity

    Yemen
  • Region

    Middle East and North Africa
  • Agreement name

    Yemeni Military Ceasefire Order (with Signature by Ansar Allah Representative)
  • Date

    10 Apr 2016
  • Agreement status

    Status unclear
  • Interim arrangement

    Yes
  • Agreement/conflict level

    Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( Yemeni Civil Wars (1994) (2011 - ) )
  • Stage

    Ceasefire/related
  • Conflict nature

    Government/territory
  • Peace process

    Yemen peace process
  • Parties

    Representative of Government of President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi [illegible]

    Multiple news articles claim that the other signatory is a representative from Ansar Allah.
  • Third parties

    -
  • Description

    Military order responding to UNSC mandate to ceasefire on 16 April 2016. Provisions call for a ceasefire, an end to provocative actions, information channels in case of attack and the right to self-defence, CCed to the President of the Revolutionary High Court, the Deputy President of the Body of the General Pillars and the 'Heads of bodies'.


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 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
    Security sector→Ceasefire→Ceasefire provision
    Page 1, 1- The leaders of the forces, areas, formations, the interlocutors, the units and the independent units shall start a ceasefire of all weapons of different kinds and at all levels of stages of ground and sea operations and all fronts of battle, starting from 24:00 on 10/4/2016 local time of the Republic of Yemen.

    Page 1, 2- All unnecessary provocative movements and operations will stop. This will be under the highest degree of patience and self-control.

    Page 1, 3- In the case of an attack from the other side, we must be quickly informed through the Command Centre and the Main Control of the place and time of the attack and the type of weapons used as well as what it resulted in.

    Page 1, 4- In the case of a continuation of the attack the right to respond is guaranteed and lawful, [as are] mechanisms of self-defence.

    Page 1, 5- The basic and important principle is to enforce a ceasefire unless there are issued instructions from us contradicting this order.
  • 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 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
    Page 1, 3- In the case of an attack from the other side, we must be quickly informed through the Command Centre and the Main Control of the place and time of the attack and the type of weapons used as well as what it resulted in.
  • Related cases

    No specific mention.

  • Source
    al-Mustaqbal Radio [Future FM], ‘A document marked as "highly classified"… Military command to combat units in the army and committees’, 14 April 2016, http://www.future-fm.net/?p=17317

Operations Body

Department of War Operations

Operational Order Number 1 for the Year 2016

Regarding the Ceasefire Issued by the Leadership of the Ministry of Defence and the Presidency of the General Staff from M.Q.W.ST.R. by the Name of the Acting Minister of Defence, President of the General Staff

Issued at 18:00, 10/4/2016

Based on the instructions of the President of the Revolutionary High Committee, the high interest of Yemen, and the obligation from the decisions of the United Nations related to ceasefire.

Upon that, we issue the following operational order:

1- The leaders of the forces, areas, formations, the interlocutors, the units and the independent units shall start a ceasefire of all weapons of different kinds and at all levels of stages of ground and sea operations and all fronts of battle, starting from 24:00 on 10/4/2016 local time of the Republic of Yemen.

2- All unnecessary provocative movements and operations will stop.

This will be under the highest degree of patience and self-control.

3- In the case of an attack1 from the other side, we must be quickly informed through the Command Centre and the Main Control of the place and time of the attack and the type of weapons used as well as what it resulted in.

4- In the case of a continuation of the attack the right to respond is guaranteed and lawful, [as are] mechanisms of self-defence.

5- The basic and important principle is to enforce a ceasefire unless there are issued instructions from us contradicting this order.

6- Sent for implementation

Copied with greetings:

- President of the Revolutionary High Court

- Deputy President of the Body of the General Pillars

- Heads of bodies

[Illegible]

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