• Country/entity

  Yemen
  

• Region

  Middle East and North Africa
  

• Agreement name

  Agreement document between the disputed parties in Bani Al-Amiriya, Bikal Chamber, Mazhar District

• Date

  7 Aug 2014

• Agreement status

  Multiparty signed/agreed

• Interim arrangement

  Yes

• Agreement/conflict level

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

• Stage

  Framework/substantive - partial

• Conflict nature

  Inter-group

• Peace process

  Yemen Inter-group Agreements

• Parties

  Bikal Chamber
  Houthis
  Governor
  Director of Security
  Popular Committees
  [7 other parties]

• Third parties

  -

• Description

  Agreement sponsored by state actors to attain calm in Mazhir District by (1) prohibiting inflammatory language; (2) ending armed manifestations at the mosque and elsewhere; (3) freedom of expression; (4) asserting the right of the state to solve disputes; (5) the nature of higher national principles including the results of the national dialogue conference.

• Agreement document

  YE_140807_Agreement document between the disputed parties in Bani Al-Amiriya, Bikal Chamber, Mazhar District_EN.pdf | Download PDF

• Agreement document (original language)

  YE_140807_Agreement document between the disputed parties in Bani Al-Amiriya, Bikal Chamber, Mazhar District_AR.pdf | Download PDF

Groups

Gender

State definition

Governance

Power sharing

Human rights and equality

Rights related issues

Rights institutions

Justice sector reform

Socio-economic reconstruction

Land, property and environment

Security sector

Transitional justice

Implementation

In the name of God, most Gracious, most Compassionate

Peace documents between the disputed parties in the Bani al-A’meriya in Ghurfat Bikal in Mazhir District.

According to the signed document from the Governor's office on Thursday 7/8/2014, the communities [parties] agreed to commit and implement the following points:

1. Not to use any inflammatory slogans, expressions or means against any parties within the mosque in any forms, directly or indirectly.

2. The end of any armed manifestations in the mosque or any other form or other means continuously in the future.

3. Peaceful coexistence and each party to have the full freedom to express its opinion and ideas without offending [breaking] the law and order.

4. Any disputes or mistakes by a person or persons, the State is the authority [to solve the issue] and no one has the right to avenge or influence, promote and follow the State jurisdiction according to law and order.

5. National 'fundamental principles (Republic, unity, constitution, law and the outputs of the national dialogue).

These principals cannot be compromised, accused, exited or possessed by anyone [if so] the authorities shall take proper legal measurements.

Bikal chamber

Governor

Director of Security

[+ 8signatories]

Following the report and document of agreement between the disputed parties in Bani al-A’meriya in Mazhar District:

Regarding the criminal case that took place in the mosque, the communities [parties] agreed to assign both sheikhs / Muhammed Ali Salih al-Huri and brother/ A’dnan Tahir Jihaf and Sheikh/ to look at the issue and solve it completely to satisfy everyone and to ensure that it does not repeat again and it preserves everyone’s rights and that it [will be valid] three days after its [the agreement] date.

It will be sent to the governor to be actioned.