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Minutes of Agreement - Ta'iz

  • Country/entity

    Yemen
  • Region

    Middle East and North Africa
  • Agreement name

    Minutes of Agreement - Ta'iz
  • Date

    27 Apr 2018
  • 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

    committee tasked by the Governor:
    Muhammad Najib: Signature: [signed]
    Ridhwan al-Hashidi: Signature: [signed]
    ‘Abduh Qassim al-Jar’i: Signature: [signed]
    Colonel Abd al-‘Aziz al-Majidi: Signature: [signed]
  • Third parties

    -
  • Description

    An 8-point agreement to solve internal disputes (and establish a ceasefire) between the Brigades of Abu Abbas and other pro-Hadi forces in the city of Taiz. Includes (1) a guarantee for the treatment of injured and compensation for martyrs; (2) a ceasefire; (3) the formation of a joint committee and arrest of wanted individuals; (4) handover of buildings; (5) withdrawal of Abu Abbas Brigades to front line; (6) prisoner release and (7) a ceasefire monitoring commission.


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
    Page 1, 3. Implementing the directives of the Governor to form a joint force based on the directions
    issued by him to the Deputy Governor for Defense and Security Affairs to arrest wanted
    individuals
  • Media and communication
    Rights related issues→Media and communication→Media roles
    Page 1, 5. The handover and receipt process shall begin by the committee that was formed by the governor with official and media presence on the morning of the day after the handover of government and civil buildings in the eastern command area as a part of the plan of the local authorities to extend their authority to all government buildings and facilities in the area.
  • 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, 4. All government offices and buildings shall be handed over to the special forces and the
    military police forces in the eastern command area. [Handwritten in margin: And what
    belongs to the military in the eastern area (signed)].

    Page 1, 5. The handover and receipt process shall begin by the committee that was formed by the governor with official and media presence on the morning of the day after the handover of government and civil buildings in the eastern command area as a part of the plan of the local authorities to extend their authority to all government buildings and facilities in the area.
  • Ceasefire
    Security sector→Ceasefire→Ceasefire provision
    Page 1, 2. Stabilizing the ceasefire in all sites
  • Police

    No specific mention.

  • Armed forces
    Page 1, 6. The forces of the 35th Brigade (The Brigades of Colonel Abu al-Abbas) and the 22nd Brigade, as well as all other military units, shall return to their positions on the frontlines of the fighting
  • 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
    Page 1, 7. Any individuals who were detained as a result of these recent developments shall be handed over
  • Vetting

    No specific mention.

  • Victims

    No specific mention.

  • Missing persons

    No specific mention.

  • Reparations
    Transitional justice→Reparations→Material reparations
    Page 1, 1. With regards to the injured and martyrs, the Governor agreed to provide treatment to the injured and compensation for the martyrs
  • 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, 8. A committee shall be formed to monitor the ceasefire.
  • Related cases

    No specific mention.

  • Source
    Taiz Press, Facebook post, 27 April 2018, https://www.facebook.com/taizpress.yemen/photos/a.1516641271746988/1772401299504316/?ty pe=3&theater [accessed 2 May 2019]

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Republic of Yemen

Ministry of Local Administration Taiz Governorate

Minutes of Agreement

At exactly _____ today, __ /4/2018, the committee tasked by the Governor, the Head of the Security Committee, signed, after discussing all of the implications of what happened on the morning of Monday, 23/4/2018, while the institutions of the state were moving into their offices in the eastern area, agreed on the following:

With regards to the injured and martyrs, the Governor agreed to provide treatment to the injured and compensation for the martyrs

Stabilizing the ceasefire in all sites

Implementing the directives of the Governor to form a joint force based on the directions

issued by him to the Deputy Governor for Defense and Security Affairs to arrest wanted

individuals

All government offices and buildings shall be handed over to the special forces and the

military police forces in the eastern command area. [

Handwritten in margin:

And what

belongs to the military in the eastern area (signed)].

The handover and receipt process shall begin by the committee that was formed by the

governor with official and media presence on the morning of the day after the handover of government and civil buildings in the eastern command area as a part of the plan of the local authorities to extend their authority to all government buildings and facilities in the area.

The forces of the 35th Brigade (The Brigades of Colonel Abu al-Abbas) and the 22nd Brigade, as well as all other military units, shall return to their positions on the frontlines of the fighting

Any individuals who were detained as a result of these recent developments shall be handed over

A committee shall be formed to monitor the ceasefire.

Members of the committee:

Muhammad Najib:

Signature:

[signed]

Ridhwan al-Hashidi:

Signature:

[signed]

‘Abduh Qassim al-Jar’i:

Signature:

[signed] Colonel Abd al-‘Aziz al-Majidi:

Signature:

[signed]