Statement by the Government of Sierra Leone and the Revolutionary United Front of Sierra Leone on the Release of Prisoners of War and Non-combatants
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Statement by the Government of Sierra Leone and the Revolutionary United Front of Sierra Leone on the Release of Prisoners of War and Non-combatantsDate
2 Jun 1999Agreement status
Multiparty signed/agreedInterim arrangement
YesAgreement/conflict level
Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( )Stage
Implementation/renegotiationConflict nature
GovernmentPeace process
Sierra Leone peace processParties
Unsigned annex of Lome agreement. Parties are presumed to be The Government of Sierra Leone (GOSL) and the Revolutionary United Front (RUF/SL)Third parties
unsigned annex of Lome agreementDescription
An Annex of the Lome Peace Agreement which provided for the implementation of the provision of the Ceasefire Agreement regarding the release of prisoners of war.
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- Civil societyPage 1, Para 3: They therefore decided that an appropriate Committee is established to handle the release by them of all prisoners of war and non-combatants
Page 1, Para 4: Both the Government of Sierra Leone and the Revolutionary United Front of Sierra Leone decided that such a Committee be established by the UN and chaired by the UN Chief Military Observer in Sierra Leone and comprising representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), UNICEF and other relevant UN Agencies and NGOS. - Traditional/religious leaders
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Power sharing
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Human rights and equality
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Rights institutions
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Justice sector reform
- Criminal justice and emergency law
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- Judiciary and courts
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- Prisons and detention
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- Traditional Laws
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Socio-economic reconstruction
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Land, property and environment
- Land reform/rights
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Security sector
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- CeasefireSecurity sector→Ceasefire→Ceasefire provisionPage 1, Para 1: The Government of Sierra Leone (GOSL) and the Revolutionary United Front (RUF/SL) have agreed to implement as soon as possible the provision of the Ceasefire Agreement which was signed on 18 May 1999 in Lome,relating to the immediate release of prisoners of war and non-combatants.
- Police
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Transitional justice
- Transitional justice general
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- Prisoner release[The agreement in its entirety provides for the release of non-combatants and prisoners of war.]
- Vetting
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- Victims
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- Missing persons
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- Reparations
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- Reconciliation
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Implementation
- UN signatory
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- Referendum for agreement
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- International mission/force/similar
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- Enforcement mechanismPage 1, Para 3: They therefore decided that an appropriate Committee is established to handle the release by them of all prisoners of war and non-combatants
Page 1, Para 4: Both the Government of Sierra Leone and the Revolutionary United Front of Sierra Leone decided that such a Committee be established by the UN and chaired by the UN Chief Military Observer in Sierra Leone and comprising representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), UNICEF and other relevant UN Agencies and NGOS.
Page 1, Para 5: This Committee should begin its work immediately by contacting both parties to the conflict with a view to effecting the immediate release of these prisoners of war and non-combatants. - Related cases
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- SourceSierra Leone web: http://www.sierra-leone.org/
Link to agreement: http://www.sierra-leone.org/lomeaccord.html
STATEMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT OF SIERRA LEONE AND THE REVOLUTIONARY UNITED FRONT OF SIERRA LEONE ON THE RELEASE OF PRISONERS OFWAR AND NON-COMBATANTS
The Government of Sierra Leone (GOSL) and the Revolutionary United Front (RUF/SL) have agreed to implement as soon as possible the provision of the Cease-fire Agreement which was signed on 18 May 1999 in Lome, relating to the immediate release of prisoners of war and non-combatants.
Both sides reaffirmed the importance of the implementation of this provision in the interest of the furtherance of the talks.
They therefore decided that an appropriate Committee is established to handle the release of all prisoners of war and non-combatants.
Both the Government of Sierra Leone and the Revolutionary United Front of Sierra Leone decided that such a Committee be established by the UN and chaired by the UN Chief Military Observer in Sierra Leone and comprising representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), UNICEF and other relevant UN Agencies and NGOs.
This Committee should begin its work immediately by contacting both parties to the conflict with a view to effecting the immediate release of these prisoners of war and non-combatants.
Lomé - 2 June 1999