Fundamental Principles for the Future of Bougainville (The Hutjena Minute)

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Country/entity
Papua New Guinea
Bougainville
Region
Asia and Pacific
Asia and Pacific
Agreement name
Fundamental Principles for the Future of Bougainville (The Hutjena Minute)
Date
30 Jun 1999
Agreement status
Multiparty signed/agreed
Interim arrangement
Yes
Agreement/conflict level
Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( Bougainville Conflict (1987 - 1998) )
Stage
Pre-negotiation/process
Conflict nature
Government/territory
Peace process
Bougainville: peace process
Parties
Signed by:
Hon. Bill Skate, CMG, MP, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea;
Joseph C. Kabui, President, Bougainville People's Congress;
Third parties
'Witnessed by' High Commissioner for Australia, Deputy High Commissioner for Fiji, High Commissioner for New Zealand, UN Observer Mission in Bougainville, UN Peace Monitoring Group Bougainville
Description
A short agreement on a set of principles governing Bougainville’s political future.

Agreement document
PG_990630_Hutjena Minute.pdf | Download PDF

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
Page 1,
4. The Prime Minister advised that the Government would be prepared to consider the proposal for a referendum.
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→Autonomous regions
Page 1,
5. The meeting accepted that Bougainville should be given status under which Bougainville will exercise the powers of government with the exception of certain powers to be negotiated that shall be retained by the Government of Papua New Guinea.
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
No specific mention.
Ceasefire
No specific mention.
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
No specific mention.
Reconciliation
No specific mention.

Implementation

UN signatory
Witness: , UN Observer Mission in Bougainville, UN Peace Monitoring Group Bougainville
Other international signatory
No specific mention.
Referendum for agreement
No specific mention.
International mission/force/similar
No specific mention.
Enforcement mechanism
PM agrees to submit 'Fundamental Principles for the Future of Bougainville' to the PNG exec for their consideration.
Related cases
No specific mention.
Source
Originally accessed from Conciliation Resources Accord (http://www.c-r.org/accord/papua-new-guinea%E2%80%93bougainville – no longer available from original source).

THE HJUTENA MINUTE

(30 June 1999)

1. The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea and Minister for State met with the President of the Bougainville People's Congress and the Congressional Executive Council at Hutjena on 30 June 1999.

2. The Parties addressed the issues concerning the future political status of Bougainville.

3. The accompanying document was presented to the Prime Minister by the President, on behalf of the Bougainville People's Congress, and the Prime Minister undertook to submit the document to National Executive Council for its consideration.

4. The Prime Minister advised that the Government would be prepared to consider the proposal for a referendum.

5. The Meeting accepted that Bougainville should be given a status under which Bougainville will exercise the powers of government with the exception of certain powers to be negotiated that shall retained by the Government of Papua New Guinea.

6. The Prime Minister and President agree that every effort should be made to build bipartisan support for the agreement to eb reached between the parties.

7. The parties shall meet as soon as practicable to further these discussions.

Signed 10 July 1999

Signed by:

Hon. Bill SKATE, CMG, MP

Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea

Joseph C. KABUI

President

Bougainville People's Congress