Resolutions of Oguruny and Haforiere Peace Dialogue and Reconciliation

  • Country/entity
    South Sudan
  • Region
    Africa (excl MENA)
  • Agreement name
    Resolutions of Oguruny and Haforiere Peace Dialogue and Reconciliation
  • Date
    30 Apr 2017
  • Agreement status
    Multiparty signed/agreed
  • Interim arrangement
    Yes
  • Agreement/conflict level
    Intrastate/local conflict ( Sudan Conflicts (1955 - ) )
  • Stage
    Framework/substantive - partial
  • Conflict nature
    Inter-group
  • Peace process
    South Sudan: Post-secession Local agreements
  • Parties
    Haforiere

    [Unsigned]
    Representative of Monyomiji

    [Unsigned]
    Aurelia Asayuk
    Landlord of Haforiere-Fwarra

    [Unsigned]
    Adelio Otturo Ocho
    Landlord of Haoriere-Haworu

    [Unsigned]
    Chief of Haforiere

    Oguruny

    [Unsigned]
    Representative of Monyomiji

    [Unsigned]
    Regine Valiriano
    Landlord of Oguruny

    [Unigned]
    Chief of Oguruny
  • Third parties
    Witness

    [Unsigned]
    Representative of Hiyala Monyomiji
  • Description
    This agreement between communities commits them to cease revenge killings and cattle raiding. The communities also agree to pay compensation and surrender guns.

Local agreement properties

  • Process type
    Informal but persistent process
  • Rationale
    The agreement refers to "the resolutions of HITO (Hiyala, lkwoto, Oudo) 2016 and the peace made between our landlords on 25th April 2017" (p. 2), suggesting that this agreement is not the result of an isolated process. However, limited background research did not yield information about any form of structured support or a clear formally established process of peace agreement-making.
  • Is there a documented link to a national peace process?
    No
  • Link to national process: articulated rationale
    This agreement deals with local instances of killings and cattle raiding and does not appear to have any substantive links to the national-level peace process in South Sudan.
  • Name of Locale
    Haforiere and Oguruny
  • Nature Of Locale
    Region
  • GPS Lat/Long (DD)
    4.420000, 32.861000
  • Participant type
    Domestic religious organisation/leader or other elder
    Local community/civilian group(s)/civil society organisations
  • Mediator, facilitator or similar
    No mention of mediator or similar

Local issues

  • Ritual/prayer and process (including use of scripture)

    No specific mention.

  • Grievance List

    No specific mention.

  • Cattle rustling/banditry
    Page 2, 1. Ending conflict and violence, There shall be no more revenge killing and cattle raiding of any form of violence between Ohonymorok and Ohebehebe as directed by the Landlords' during their peace forum of 25th April 2017.
  • Social cover

    No specific mention.

Resolutions of Oguruny and Haforiere Peace Dialogue and Reconciliation

29th-30th April 2017

Oguruny and Haforiere Resolutions on Reconciliation, April 2017

Noting and appreciating our peaceful coexistence as brothers and sisters under Hujang whereby Oguruny is the Headquarter,

Committing ourselves to restore peace and security to lay a foundation for development and growth of future generations,

Recognizing the resolutions of HITO (Hiyala, lkwoto, Oudo) 2016 and the peace made between our landlords on 25th April 2017, and in light of implementing the resolutions passed during the forum, we Ohebehebe and Ohonymorok (the Monyomiji of Oguruny and Haforiere respectively) do hereby unconditionally agree to reconcile and adopt the following resolution:

1. Ending conflict and violence

There shall be no more revenge killing and cattle raiding or any form of violence between Ohonymorok and Ohebehebe as directed by the Landlords' during their peace forum of 25th April 2017.

2. Compensation

a) There must be compensation of lives lost during the conflict

b) The mode of compensation shall conform to our tradition and custom or system of marriage:

Oguruny marriage system rates 16 cows and 60 goats

Haforiere marriage system rates 16 cows and 80 goats).

c) Both parties agreed to adopt Oguruny system of marriage:

•

Sixteen (16) cows and sixty (60) goats) •

The sixty (60) goats shall be equated to six (6) cows, meaning ten (10) goats ere equivalent to one (1) cow.

d) Persons named herein for have killed intentionally or on self defense during the conflict shall compensate 22 cows on Thursday the 04th May 2017 effective from Monday the 01st May 2017.

3. Guns taken during the conflict

a) Persons named to have taken guns from those shot dead during the conflict must surrender the guns to the chiefs without changing.

b) Oguruny shall surrender five (5) guns while Haforier surrenders one (1) gun to their chiefs respectively.

c) The chiefs of Oguruny and Haforier must handover the guns surrendered to him/her to the county authority on Tuesday, the 02nd May 2017 without changing.

d) The guns handed to the county authority shall be handed back to the families of the deceased for self and property defense.

4. The county authority shall follow up and enforce the compensation process to the end.

5.

Whoever contravenes any provisions of resolutions ( 1 ), (2) and (3) above, the government concerned shall take a decision against him or her and the decision taken shall be binding, final and respected by the monyomiji.

Made under out hands, this day 30th April 2017 in Hiyala

Names of the accused during the negotiation and reconciliation between Oguruny and Haforiere on the 29th-30th April 2017

[See redacted table in PDF copy]

Signatories to the Agreement

Haforiere

[Unsigned]

Representative of Monyomiji

[Unsigned]

Aurelia Asayuk

[Unsigned]

Adelio Otturo Ocho

Landlord of Haoriere-Haworu

[Unsigned]

Chief of Haforiere

Oguruny

[Unsigned]

Representative of Monyomiji

[Unsigned]

Regine Valiriano

Landlord of Oguruny

[Unigned]

Chief of Oguruny

Witness

[Unsigned]

Representative of Hiyala Monyomiji