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Dhalea Ceasefire

  • Country/entity

    Yemen
  • Region

    Middle East and North Africa
  • Agreement name

    Dhalea Ceasefire
  • Date

    20 Apr 2016
  • Agreement status

    Multiparty signed/agreed
  • Interim arrangement

    Yes
  • Agreement/conflict level

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

    Ceasefire/related
  • Conflict nature

    Government/territory
  • Peace process

    Yemen peace process
  • Parties

    Representatives of Government of President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi:
    Ahmad ‘Abadi al-Mu’akar 
    Mohammad Ghalib al- Dhahiri 
    Lieutenant Colonel ‘Ail ‘Abdu al- Ghriani 
    Tahir ‘Abad al-Assad 
    Feysal Satah Shooqran 
    Ahmad Naji al-Sarari 
    Mohammad Mahmood Safian 
    Mohammad ‘Abad al- Shajri 

    Representatives of Ansar Allah and the General People's Congress:
    Abdu Salah al-Salami 
    ‘Abdu Salah al-Mashraqi 
    Murad Ghalib Mazahim 
    Na’ran ‘Abdu al-Jalil al-Siadi 
    Mohammad Salah al- Niham 
    ‘Ali Ahmad al- Siadi 
    Mohammad Hussein al- Na’iri 
    Sa’id ‘Ali al- ‘Ansoob
  • Third parties

    Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  • Description

    Two-tier ceasefire agreement, first calling for a ceasefire and separation of forces, which is verified by a commission. Then, during the second stage, the ceasefire introduces confidence building provisions including an exchange of remains, prisoners, guarantees of rights of citizens, movement of citizens and humanitarian aid, and an exchange of mine maps.


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
    Page 1, Secondly: After the period of ceasefire, retreats and advances, the following steps will be implemented:
    ... 2-There will be an end and prohibition of the abuse of citizens and travellers on roads and checkpoints. Their rights will be preserved.
  • 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
    Page 1, Secondly: After the period of ceasefire, retreats and advances, the following steps will be implemented:
    ... 2-There will be an end and prohibition of the abuse of citizens and travellers on roads and checkpoints. Their rights will be preserved.

    Page 1, Secondly: After the period of ceasefire, retreats and advances, the following steps will be implemented:
    ... 3-There will be facilitation of the passage and entry of humanitarian aid and relief. Their distribution will be supervised.
  • 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
    Page 1, Secondly: After the period of ceasefire, retreats and advances, the following steps will be implemented:
    ... 2-There will be an end and prohibition of the abuse of citizens and travellers on roads and checkpoints. Their rights will be preserved.
  • Ceasefire
    Security sector→Ceasefire→Ceasefire provision
    Page 1, Firstly:
    1-It is confirmed that there will be a ceasefire in all its forms and shapes, starting from (22:00) 10 in the evening of the Wednesday corresponding to 20/4/2016, on all fronts of battle (Maris/Dumet and Hamak/al-Khashiba) and those places of fighting which come under these.

    2-There will be a full end of all forms of military operations, including advances, retreats, expansions and developments on new places in the general governorate.

    Firstly:
    ... 3- The Committee will directly supervise the ceasefire.
    4-There has been established a monitoring, control, contact, communication and coordination operations room for the Committee.
  • Police

    No specific mention.

  • Armed forces

    No specific mention.

  • DDR
    Security sector→DDR→Demilitarisation provisions
    Page 1, Secondly: After the period of ceasefire, retreats and advances, the following steps will be implemented:
    ... 4-The mine maps will be delivered to the military members in the Committee. In the case [these maps] are not found, their location will be determined.
  • 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, Secondly: After the period of ceasefire, retreats and advances, the following steps will be implemented:
    ... 5-The Prisoners Committee will return the prisoners and process the list of prisoners and detainees from both sides. It will also coordinate the final steps of their release with the Central Prisoner’s Committee.
  • Vetting

    No specific mention.

  • Victims
    Page 1, Secondly: After the period of ceasefire, retreats and advances, the following steps will be implemented:
    1-The Red Crescent and the Red Cross, or whoever represents them, will facilitate the exchanging of deceased from the two sides, if any. In addition, these organisations will be protected while doing so.
  • 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, Firstly:
    ... 3- The Committee will directly supervise the ceasefire.
    4-There has been established a monitoring, control, contact, communication and coordination operations room for the Committee.
  • Related cases

    No specific mention.

  • Source
    al-Mustaqbal Radio [Future FM], Mustaqbal publishes the complete text of a Ceasefire agreement in al-Dhalea’, 20 April 2016, http://www.future-fm.net/?p=17868

In the Name of Allah the Merciful

Praise be to Allah (O, you who believe.

Enter in Islam completely, and do not follow the footsteps of Satan.

Indeed, he is for you an enemy open.)

Peace and blessing be upon His Noble Messenger and upon his family and companions and those after:

Based on the agreement signed in South Dhahran in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on 10/4/2016 between us as the two sides, the committee agreed on a ceasefire in the Governorate of Dhalea, Saudi Arabia, on 20/4/2016 in the City of Dumet.

It was agreed on the following points:

Firstly:

1-It is confirmed that there will be a ceasefire in all its forms and shapes, starting from (22:00) 10 in the evening of the Wednesday corresponding to 20/4/2016, on all fronts of battle (Maris/Dumet and Hamak/al-Khashiba) and those places of fighting which come under these.

2-There will be a full end of all forms of military operations, including advances, retreats, expansions and developments on new places in the general governorate.

3- The Committee will directly supervise the ceasefire.

4-There has been established a monitoring, control, contact, communication and coordination operations room for the Committee.

Secondly:

After the period of ceasefire, retreats and advances, the following steps will be implemented:

1-The Red Crescent and the Red Cross, or whoever represents them, will facilitate the exchanging of deceased from the two sides, if any.

In addition, these organisations will be protected while doing so.

2-There will be an end and prohibition of the abuse of citizens and travellers on roads and checkpoints.

Their rights will be preserved.

3-There will be facilitation of the passage and entry of humanitarian aid and relief.

Their distribution will be supervised.

4-The mine maps will be delivered to the military members in the Committee.

In the case [these maps] are not found, their location will be determined.

5-The Prisoners Committee will return the prisoners and process the list of prisoners and detainees from both sides.

It will also coordinate the final steps of their release with the Central Prisoner’s Committee.

Side 1:

Ahmad ‘Abadi al-Mu’akar

Mohammad Ghalib al- Dhahiri

Lieutenant Colonel ‘Ail ‘Abdu al- Ghriani

Tahir ‘Abad al-Assad

Feysal Satah Shooqran

Ahmad Naji al-Sarari

Mohammad Mahmood Safian

Mohammad ‘Abad al- Shajri

Side 2:

Abdu Salah al-Salami

‘Abdu Salah al-Mashraqi

Murad Ghalib Mazahim

Na’ran ‘Abdu al-Jalil al-Siadi

Mohammad Salah al- Niham

‘Ali Ahmad al- Siadi

Mohammad Hussein al- Na’iri

Sa’id ‘Ali al- ‘Ansoob