Protocol of the Meeting of the Working Groups on the Question of a Settlement of the Armed Conflict on the Territory of the Chechen Republic

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Country/entity
Russia
Chechnya
Region
Europe and Eurasia
Europe and Eurasia
Agreement name
Protocol of the Meeting of the Working Groups on the Question of a Settlement of the Armed Conflict on the Territory of the Chechen Republic
Date
28 May 1996
Agreement status
Multiparty signed/agreed
Interim arrangement
Yes
Agreement/conflict level
Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( Chechnya Conflicts (1991 - 2009) )
Stage
Implementation/renegotiation
Conflict nature
Government/territory
Peace process
Chechnya peace process
Parties
Russian Federation, signed for by V. Mikhailov;
Chechen Republic, [no signature]
Third parties
In the presence of the OSCE Representative T. Guldimann
Description
Parties exchanged proposals on a ceasefire and the composition of working commissions for negotiations and time-frames for the following meeting, and agreed objectives for liberating all persons being retained by force.

Agreement document
RU_960528_Protocol of the Meeting on Settlement of a Chechen Republic.pdf | Download PDF

Groups

Children/youth
No specific mention.
Disabled persons
No specific mention.
Elderly/age
No specific mention.
Migrant workers
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Racial/ethnic/national group
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Religious groups
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Indigenous people
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Other groups
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Refugees/displaced persons
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Social class
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Gender

Women, girls and gender
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Men and boys
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LGBTI
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Family
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State definition

Nature of state (general)
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State configuration
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Self determination
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Referendum
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State symbols
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Independence/secession
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Accession/unification
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Border delimitation
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Cross-border provision
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Governance

Political institutions (new or reformed)
No specific mention.
Elections
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Electoral commission
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Political parties reform
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Civil society
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Traditional/religious leaders
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Public administration
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Constitution
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Power sharing

Political power sharing
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Territorial power sharing
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Economic power sharing
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Military power sharing
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Human rights and equality

Human rights/RoL general
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Bill of rights/similar
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Treaty incorporation
No specific mention.
Civil and political rights
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Socio-economic rights
No specific mention.

Rights related issues

Citizenship
No specific mention.
Democracy
No specific mention.
Detention procedures
Page 1, 2. On the questions of liberating all persons being retained by force:
... d) beginning on 1 June 1996:
- to cease the detention of civilians with the violation of the procedural norms established by law;
Media and communication
No specific mention.
Mobility/access
No specific mention.
Protection measures
No specific mention.
Other
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Rights institutions

NHRI
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Regional or international human rights institutions
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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
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Natural resources
No specific mention.
International funds
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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
Security sector→Ceasefire→Ceasefire provision
Page 1, On the basis of the Agreement on a Cease-fire, the Cessation of Military Activities, and on Measures for a Settlement of the Armed Conflict on the Territory of the Chechen Republic, signed by V.S. Chernomyrdin and Z. Yandarbiev on 27 May 1996 in Moscow, the Parties have come to the following agreement:
1. On the question of a cease-fire and cessation of military activities: The working groups exchanged proposals on measures for a cease-fire and an end to military activities.
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
Page 1, 2. On the questions of liberating all persons being retained by force:
a) to effect a mutual exchange of lists of persons being retained by force;
... c) to effect within the time-frames agreed upon (within the course of two weeks) the exchange of all persons being retained by force. (Under the term of persons being retained by force is understood participants in the armed conflict who have been arrested, hostages, and also other civilian persons who have been detained, including those arrested at road-blocks, without the presentation of charges of accusation, or those to whom up to the date of 27 May 1996 no charges of accusation had been presented within the time periods established by law.)

... d) beginning on 1 June 1996:
- to cease the detention of civilians with the violation of the procedural norms established by law;
- to liquidate filtrational points simultaneously with the resolution of questions on the liberation of persons being retained by force.
Vetting
No specific mention.
Victims
No specific mention.
Missing persons
Page 1, 2. On the questions of liberating all persons being retained by force:
...
b) to effect a mutual exchange of lists of missing persons;
Reparations
No specific mention.
Reconciliation
No specific mention.

Implementation

UN signatory
No specific mention.
Other international signatory
In the presence of the OSCE Representative T. Guldimann
Referendum for agreement
No specific mention.
International mission/force/similar
No specific mention.
Enforcement mechanism
1. parties working groups exchanged proposals on measures for a ceasefire and an end to military activities. 3. parties exchnage proposal on the composition of working commissions for beogitations and on the time-frames for the following meeting.
Related cases
No specific mention.
Source
INCORE, http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/services/cds/agreements/pdf/rus4.pdf.

Protocol of the Meeting of the Working Groups on the Question of a Settlement of the Armed Conflict on the Territory of the Chechen Republic

Moscow, 28 May 1996

On the basis of the Agreement on a Cease-fire, the Cessation of Military Activities, and on Measures for a Settlement of the Armed Conflict on the Territory of the Chechen Republic, signed by V.S. Chernomyrdin and Z. Yandarbiev on 27 May 1996 in Moscow, the Parties have come to the following agreement:

1. On the question of a cease-fire and cessation of military activities:

The working groups exchanged proposals on measures for a cease-fire and an end to military activities.

2. On the questions of liberating all persons being retained by force:

a) to effect a mutual exchange of lists of persons being retained by force;

b) to effect a mutual exchange of lists of missing persons;

c) to effect within the time-frames agreed upon (within the course of two weeks) the exchange of all persons being retained by force. (

Under the term of persons being retained by force is understood participants in the armed conflict who have been arrested, hostages, and also other civilian persons who have been detained, including those arrested at road-blocks, without the presentation of charges of accusation, or those to whom up to the date of 27 May 1996 no charges of accusation had been presented within the time periods established by law.)

d) beginning on 1 June 1996:

- to cease the detention of civilians with the violation of the procedural norms established by law;

- to liquidate filtrational points simultaneously with the resolution of questions on the liberation of persons being retained by force.

3. The Parties exchange proposals on the composition of working commissions for negotiations and on the time-frames for the following meeting.

V. Mikhailov

In the presence of the OSCE Representative T. Guldimann