Dhalea Ceasefire

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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.

Agreement document
YE_160410_Dhalea Ceasefire_EN.pdf | Download PDF
Agreement document (original language)
YE_160410_Dhalea Ceasefire_AR.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
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