Statement of the Fezzan Forum for Libya
- Country/entity
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Libya
- Region
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Middle East and North Africa
- Agreement name
- Statement of the Fezzan Forum for Libya
- Date
- 20 Feb 2018
- Agreement status
- Multiparty signed/agreed
- Interim arrangement
- Yes
- Agreement/conflict level
- Intrastate/local conflict
- Stage
- Framework/substantive - partial
- Conflict nature
- Inter-group
- Peace process
- Libyan local processes
- Parties
- "We, the people of Fezzan, from all of the different components, groups, and parts"
- Third parties
- -
- Description
- Statement emphasises (1) the lack of state presence in the region; (2) affirming the unity of Libya and its institutions; (3) provision of transitional justice and provision of rights; (4) ending illegal migration; (5) inclusion of Fezzan into the state; (6) lifting of social cover; (7) development; (8) retention of some of the goods of natural resource extraction; (9) addressing prisoner conditions; (10) a general amnesty.
- Agreement document
- LY_180220_Fezzan Agreement_EN.pdf (opens in new tab) | Download PDF
- Agreement document (original language)
- LY_180220_Fezzan Agreement_AR.pdf (opens in new tab)
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
- Groups→Religious groups→OtherPage 1, 2- That a national community reconciliation is the foundation upon which the country should be built, within a framework of reconciliatory justice that gives people their rights, ends oppression, provides reparations, instills tolerance and reconciliation, and builds confidence between all sects
- Indigenous people
No specific mention.
- Other groups
No specific mention.
- Refugees/displaced persons
- Groups→Refugees/displaced persons→SubstantivePage 1, 5- Seriously working to find an urgent solution to stop illegal migration into the country through all entry points, and fighting against their settlement in Libya because of the problems this migration poses to the identity of the country.
Page 2, 12- Confirming the return of the displaced and forcibly displaced, internally and externally, and the swift return of the forcibly displaced from Tawergha to their homes, and the Forum calls upon the dignitaries of Misrata and Tawergha to facilitate the safe return of the people of Tawergha, taking into account the issue of reparations for all - 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)
- Page 1, 1- Reiterating Libya’s unity, as a land and a people that cannot be divided, that all Libyans are equal in their rights and responsibilities, and that the interests of the country are above all else
Page 1, 4- Uniting the legislative, executive, judicial, and military institutions of the state and ending the political divisions in the country to ensure a safe future for the country and its people. - State configuration
- Page 1, 4- Uniting the legislative, executive, judicial, and military institutions of the state and ending the political divisions in the country to ensure a safe future for the country and its people.
Page 1, 6- That Fezzan has an active role in building Libya on a foundation of equal partnership and ending the excessive centralization, marginalization, and exclusion that have affected Fezzan for far too long - 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
- Power sharing→Territorial power sharing→Local/municipal governmentPage 2, The Forum also agreed on the establishment of a Supreme Council for Fezzan, with the following committees in it:
- A security committee
- An economic committee
- A national reconciliation committee
- A development committee
- A committee to follow up the activation of the Sabha Airport
- A committee to follow up with the Ubari Gas Power Plant and working to secure the release of the abducted engineers - Economic power sharing
- Power sharing→Economic power sharing→Sharing of resourcesPage 2, 9- Allocating a percentage of the revenue from the production of oil, gas, water, and other resources for the development of the area
- Military power sharing
No specific mention.
Human rights and equality
- Human rights/RoL general
- Page 1, 1- Reiterating Libya’s unity, as a land and a people that cannot be divided, that all Libyans are equal in their rights and responsibilities, and that the interests of the country are above all else
Page 1, 2- That a national community reconciliation is the foundation upon which the country should be built, within a framework of reconciliatory justice that gives people their rights, ends oppression, provides reparations, instills tolerance and reconciliation, and builds confidence between all sects - 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
- Page 2, 10- Addressing the conditions of prisoners and detainees
- Traditional Laws
No specific mention.
Socio-economic reconstruction
- Development or socio-economic reconstruction
- Socio-economic reconstruction→Development or socio-economic reconstruction→Socio-economic developmentPage 1, 8- That development is the solution for the problems of the south and will stop the suffering of its people
Page 2, The Forum also agreed on the establishment of a Supreme Council for Fezzan, with the following committees in it:
... - An economic committee
... - A development committee
...
Page 2, This Council shall be responsible for the functions and implementation of the goals that this Forum came to discuss, and they are:
... - Development - National economic plan
No specific mention.
- Natural resources
- The Forum also agreed on the establishment of a Supreme Council for Fezzan, with the following committees in it:
... - A committee to follow up with the Ubari Gas Power Plant and working to secure the release of the abducted engineers - 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 2, The Forum also agreed on the establishment of a Supreme Council for Fezzan, with the following committees in it:
- A security committee
- A committee to follow up the activation of the Sabha Airport
- A committee to follow up with the Ubari Gas Power Plant and working to secure the release of the abducted engineers
Page 2, This Council shall be responsible for the functions and implementation of the goals that this Forum came to discuss, and they are:
- Security - Ceasefire
No specific mention.
- Police
No specific mention.
- Armed forces
- Page 1, 4- Uniting the legislative, executive, judicial, and military institutions of the state and ending the political divisions in the country to ensure a safe future for the country and its people.
- 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
- Transitional justice→Amnesty/pardon→Amnesty/pardon properPage 1, 13- The Forum reiterates the importance of implementing the general amnesty and calls for the immediate release of political prisoners in implementation of the decree of the parliament
- Courts
No specific mention.
- Mechanism
- Page 1, 7- Removing social protection for outlaws so that they can be apprehended and handed over for justice.
Page 2, 11- Activating the transitional justice law and continuing with a comprehensive national reconciliation between Libyans because the unity of the country is more important than any conflict or dispute, and this Forum expresses its appreciation and support for all efforts for reconciliation all over the country
Page 2, The Forum also agreed on the establishment of a Supreme Council for Fezzan, with the following committees in it:
... - A national reconciliation committee
Page 2, This Council shall be responsible for the functions and implementation of the goals that this Forum came to discuss, and they are:
... - Reconciliation
... - Prisoner release
- Page 1, 13- The Forum reiterates the importance of implementing the general amnesty and calls for the immediate release of political prisoners in implementation of the decree of the parliament
Page 2, The Forum also agreed on the establishment of a Supreme Council for Fezzan, with the following committees in it:
... - A committee to follow up with the Ubari Gas Power Plant and working to secure the release of the abducted engineers - Vetting
No specific mention.
- Victims
No specific mention.
- Missing persons
No specific mention.
- Reparations
No specific mention.
- Reconciliation
- Page 1, 2- That a national community reconciliation is the foundation upon which the country should be built, within a framework of reconciliatory justice that gives people their rights, ends oppression, provides reparations, instills tolerance and reconciliation, and builds confidence between all sects
Page 2, 11- Activating the transitional justice law and continuing with a comprehensive national reconciliation between Libyans because the unity of the country is more important than any conflict or dispute, and this Forum expresses its appreciation and support for all efforts for reconciliation all over the country
Page 2, The Forum also agreed on the establishment of a Supreme Council for Fezzan, with the following committees in it:
... - A national reconciliation committee
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
No specific mention.
- Related cases
No specific mention.
- Source
- Facebook Page of Yussef Shafter, 20 February 2018, https://es-la.facebook.com/shafteryousef/posts/%D8%B3%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%85%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%8A-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A-%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A9-%D8%B3%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%85-/754951974694536/
Source agreement
Statement of the Fezzan Forum for Libya
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
All praises be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon his Prophet, the companions, and his allies.
We, the people of Fezzan, from all of the different components, groups, and parts, have met in the city of Sabha Manarat Arafat in An Nasiriyah on Tuesday, 20/2/2018, to announce our rejection of the divisions, wars, and insecurity that are going on in our country, all of which has hindered development in all of Libya, and especially in this area.
The intentional marginalization and neglect of the area of Fezzan by the political forces in Libya, which has led to the complete loss of livelihoods in this active and vital important in Libya, and the complete absence of the institutions of the state, especially the security apparatuses, has made us, the people of Fezzan who are gathered here in this forum, reiterate the importance of working to get out of this catastrophic situation due to these political divisions, polarization, and foreign agendas, all of which have greatly damaged the unity of our country and our people and Libya’s stability.
The impact that this situation has had on the people has been overwhelmingly negative in every sense of the word.
Despite Fezzan being a vital part of the country, with the resources and human capacity in it, the area is now under the control of crime and illegal migration, which have had a negative effect on people’s livelihoods.
The attendees of the forum have agreed, after discussing and studying the matter in depth, on the following:
1- Reiterating Libya’s unity, as a land and a people that cannot be divided, that all Libyans are equal in their rights and responsibilities, and that the interests of the country are above all else
2- That a national community reconciliation is the foundation upon which the country should be built, within a framework of reconciliatory justice that gives people their rights, ends oppression, provides reparations, instills tolerance and reconciliation, and builds confidence between all sects
3- Creating a social contract or a code of conduct to be signed by all of the groups in Fezzan and is binding for everyone
4- Uniting the legislative, executive, judicial, and military institutions of the state and ending the political divisions in the country to ensure a safe future for the country and its people.
5- Seriously working to find an urgent solution to stop illegal migration into the country through all entry points, and fighting against their settlement in Libya because of the problems this migration poses to the identity of the country
6- That Fezzan has an active role in building Libya on a foundation of equal partnership and ending the excessive centralization, marginalization, and exclusion that have affected Fezzan for far too long
7- Removing social protection for outlaws so that they can be apprehended and handed over for justice.
8- That development is the solution for the problems of the south and will stop the suffering of its people
9- Allocating a percentage of the revenue from the production of oil, gas, water, and other resources for the development of the area
10- Addressing the conditions of prisoners and detainees
11- Activating the transitional justice law and continuing with a comprehensive national reconciliation between Libyans because the unity of the country is more important than any conflict or dispute, and this Forum expresses its appreciation and support for all efforts for reconciliation all over the country
12- Confirming the return of the displaced and forcibly displaced, internally and externally, and the swift return of the forcibly displaced from Tawergha to their homes, and the Forum calls upon the dignitaries of Misrata and Tawergha to facilitate the safe return of the people of Tawergha, taking into account the issue of reparations for all
13- The Forum reiterates the importance of implementing the general amnesty and calls for the immediate release of political prisoners in implementation of the decree of the parliament
The Forum also agreed on the establishment of a Supreme Council for Fezzan, with the following committees in it:
- A security committee
- An economic committee
- A national reconciliation committee
- A development committee
- A committee to follow up the activation of the Sabha Airport
- A committee to follow up with the Ubari Gas Power Plant and working to secure the release of the abducted engineers
This Council shall be responsible for the functions and implementation of the goals that this Forum came to discuss, and they are:
- Security
- Reconciliation
- Development