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Agreement between Ansar Allah and the al-Shilali Tribe in al-Ridmah, Ibb

  • Country/entity

    Yemen
  • Region

    Middle East and North Africa
  • Agreement name

    Agreement between Ansar Allah and the al-Shilali Tribe in al-Ridmah, Ibb
  • Date

    15 Jul 2014
  • Agreement status

    Multiparty signed/agreed
  • Interim arrangement

    Yes
  • Agreement/conflict level

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

    Ceasefire/related
  • Conflict nature

    Inter-group
  • Peace process

    Yemen Inter-group Agreements
  • Parties

    Zayd Mohammed bin Yahya al-Dhari [On behalf of Ansar Allah]
    Sheikh Abd al-Wahid Hizam al-Shilali al-Du’am [On behalf of al-Shilali Tribes]
  • Third parties

    Sheikh Ahmed Salah al-Muqbali [Mediator]
  • Description

    Agreement on an end to hostilities between the al-Shilali Tribes and Ansar Allah in al-Ridmah, and enforcement mechanism of payments, made to start 'this Muharram' (which is the beginning of the first month in the new calandar, which has been given as the date).


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
    Page 1, It also prohibits both sides from using, bringing, harbouring or accepting anybody who [illegible] the District.
  • Ceasefire
    Security sector→Ceasefire→Ceasefire provision
    Page 1, In this reconciliation, any assault from any side on the other is forbidden; whether this assault is on a road, market, city or village where roads and public and private facilities are secured in any time or place.

    Page 1, The duration of the reconciliation is six months starting from this Muharram.
  • 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
    Transitional justice→Reparations→Material reparations
    Page 1, Whoever breaches this peace from any side will pay a fine to the tribes of the region and to the other side […]1 and bears full responsibility to the state and the tribe. [Note: document lists rates of payment, but their context is unclear].
  • 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, Whoever breaches this peace from any side will pay a fine to the tribes of the region and to the other side […]1 and bears full responsibility to the state and the tribe. [Note: document lists rates of payment, but their context is unclear].

    Page 1, The side that breaches the peace is considered to be an aggressor and an enemy of the community.
  • Related cases

    No specific mention.

  • Source
    Facebook page of Shiekh Hashim al-Ahmar, posted 16 July 2014, https://www.facebook.com/128275890697913/photos/a.133531026839066/258874187638082/?type=3&theater

In the name of God, most Gracious, most Compassionate Untitled Agreement

[between Ansar Allah and al-Shilali Tribe in Ibb]

Today, Friday 11/07/2014, we – sheikhs, heads and dignitaries of al-Radmah District – the undersigned are here to request a reconciliation between the two Sheikhs.

The first Sheikh is Abd al-Wahid Hizam al-Shilali al-Du’am and the second one is the brother and master Zayd Muhammed bin Yahya al-Dhari.

The duration of the reconciliation is six months starting from this Muharram.

In this reconciliation, any assault from any side on the other is forbidden;

whether this assault is on a road, market, city or village where roads and public and private facilities are secured in any time or place.

Whoever breaches this peace from any side will pay a fine to the tribes of the region and to the other side […]1 and bears full responsibility to the state and the tribe.

The side that breaches the peace is considered to be an aggressor and an enemy of the community.

It also prohibits both sides from using, bringing, harbouring or accepting anybody who [illegible] the District.

This is what has been agreed.

May God be pleased with this.

The signatures of both sides and the sheikhs [illegible] the government ratifies it.

This reconciliation is the renewal and extension of the former reconciliation.

[5 signatures]

Zayd Mohammed bin Yahya al-Dhari [On behalf of Ansar Allah]

Sheikh Abd al-Wahid Hizam al-Shilali al-Du’am [On behalf of al-Shilali Tribes]

Sheikh Ahmed Salah al-Muqbali [Mediator]