Additional Protocol to the Protocol on the main functions and powers of the Commission on National Reconciliation
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TajikistanRegion
Europe and EurasiaAgreement name
Additional Protocol to the Protocol on the main functions and powers of the Commission on National ReconciliationDate
21 Feb 1997Agreement status
Multiparty signed/agreedInterim arrangement
YesAgreement/conflict level
Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( )Stage
Implementation/renegotiationConflict nature
GovernmentPeace process
Tajikistan peace processParties
(Signed) E. S. RAKHMONOV President of the Republic of Tajikistan
(Signed) S. A. NURI Leader of the United Tajik OppositionThird parties
(Signed) G. D. MERREM Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United NationsDescription
Agmt Providing the 30 percent of positions in executive structures including ministries, depts, local authorities, and judicial bodies shall be assigned to reps of the UTO
Agreement document
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)Governance→Political institutions (new or reformed)→General referencesPage 1, ANNEX II, 2:
Thirty per cent of positions in executive structures, including ministries, departments, local authorities, and judicial bodies and law- enforcement agencies, shall be assigned to representatives of UTO, the regional principle being taken into account. - Elections
No specific mention.
- Electoral commission
No specific mention.
- Political parties reform
No specific mention.
- Civil societyPage 1, Annex II, 3:
The phrase "development of a mechanism for converting the military-political movements into political parties" in the Protocol on the main functions and powers of the Commission on National Reconciliation dated 23 December 1996 shall be deemed null and void from the date of signing of the Protocol on Military Issues, since this matter will be discussed under the heading of military issues. - Traditional/religious leaders
No specific mention.
- Public administration
No specific mention.
- Constitution
No specific mention.
Power sharing
- Political power sharingPower sharing→Political power sharing→GeneralState levelPage 1, ANNEX II, 2:
Thirty per cent of positions in executive structures, including ministries, departments, local authorities, and judicial bodies and law- enforcement agencies, shall be assigned to representatives of UTO, the regional principle being taken into account. - 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 courtsPage 6, ANNEX II,
2. Thirty per cent of positions in executive structures, including ministries, departments, local authorities, and judicial bodies and law- enforcement agencies, shall be assigned to representatives of UTO, the regional principle being taken into account. - 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
No specific mention.
- Ceasefire
No specific mention.
- PolicePage 6, ANNEX II,
2. Thirty per cent of positions in executive structures, including ministries, departments, local authorities, and judicial bodies and law- enforcement agencies, shall be assigned to representatives of UTO, the regional principle being taken into account. - Armed forces
No specific mention.
- DDR
No specific mention.
- Intelligence services
No specific mention.
- Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forcesPage 6, Annex II,
3. The phrase "development of a mechanism for converting the military-political movements into political parties" in the Protocol on the main functions and powers of the Commission on National Reconciliation dated 23 December 1996 shall be deemed null and void from the date of signing of the Protocol on Military Issues, since this matter will be discussed under the heading of military issues. - 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
No specific mention.
- Reconciliation
No specific mention.
Implementation
- UN signatory(Signed) G. D. MERREM Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations
- 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.
- SourceUN Peacemaker:
http://peacemaker.un.org/
Additional Protocol to the Protocol on the main functions and powers of the Commission on National Reconciliation
In the light of the problems which have arisen in the negotiations, and in order to ensure that the Commission on National Reconciliation starts to
function as quickly as possible, the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, E. S. Rakhmonov, and the leader of the United Tajik Opposition (UTO),
S. A. Nuri, following their meeting in Mashhad in the Islamic Republic of Iran on 20 and 21 February 1997, have decided as follows:
1. The words "in proportion to the representation of the parties in the Commission on National Reconciliation" shall be omitted from the paragraph
dealing with reform of the Government in the Protocol on the main functions and powers of the Commission on National Reconciliation dated 23 December 1996 (page 2).
2. Thirty per cent of positions in executive structures, including ministries, departments, local authorities, and judicial bodies and lawenforcement
agencies, shall be assigned to representatives of UTO, the regional principle being taken into account.
3. The phrase "development of a mechanism for converting the military-political movements into political parties" in the Protocol on the main
functions and powers of the Commission on National Reconciliation dated 23 December 1996 shall be deemed null and void from the date of signing of the Protocol on Military Issues, since this matter will be discussed under the heading of military issues.
Mashhad
21 February 1997
(Signed) E. S. RAKHMONOV President of the Republic
(Signed) S. A. NURI Leader of the United Tajik of Tajikistan Opposition
(Signed) G. D. MERREM Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations