Agreement reached in Geneva under ICRC auspices on 28 and 29 July 1992

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Country/entity: Croatia
Yugoslavia (former)
Region: Europe and Eurasia
Agreement name: Agreement reached in Geneva under ICRC auspices on 28 and 29 July 1992
Date: 29 Jul 1992
Agreement status: Multiparty signed/agreed
Interim arrangement: Yes
Agreement/conflict level: Intrastate/intrastate conflict
Balkan Conflicts (1991 - 1995) (1998 - 2001)
Former Yugoslavia

The disintegration of former Yugoslavia post cold war saw conflicts which became mediated and produced peace agreements in Slovenia (where the brief independence conflict was mediated by the EC Troika in 1991), Croatia (between Croatian and Serb populations 1991-1995), in Bosnia (between Croatian, Serb and Bosniak populations 1992-1995), in Macedonia (where mediation played a key pre-emptive role in preventing large scale conflict in 2001), in Kosovo (between Kosovar Albanians and Serbian population and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY), but also between FRY and NATO, 1998-1999), and a conflict in the Presevo Valley (between Albanians in South Serbia and FRY, 2000-2001). The continued fall-out of the disintegration of former Yugoslavia also saw mediated agreement and ultimate dissolution of the Union between Serbia and Montenegro.

Bosnia-Herzegovina

In 1991, after nationalist parties won the first multi-party elections in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, a violent process of disintegration commenced. With its mixed population, Bosnia-Herzegovina became the centre of the following civil war that began in 1992 between the newly formed army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (mostly Muslim Bosniacs), and the parastatal forces of self-declared Bosnian Croat (Herzeg-Bosnia) and Bosnian Serb (Republika Srpska) entities within Bosnia-Herzegovina, supported by Croatia and Serbia, with various, often short-lived, coalitions. The General Framework Agreement (Dayton Peace Agreement), signed in 1995, split the country into two ethno-federal entities, the Bosniak-Croat Federation and the Republika Srpska, and included continued peacekeeping and institutional administration by international actors.

Kosovo

The conflict between Serbs and Kosovar Albanians has a long history and always involved territorial disputes as well as ethno-political, cultural and linguistic factors. The most recent phase of the conflict began in November 1997 when the Albanian Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA or UCK) began their campaign for the independence of Kosovo from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY – then Serbia and Montenegro). The subsequent war lasted until the NATO intervention, which undertook bombing campaigns of Belgrade and other places in Serbia during spring 1999. The main agreements solving the conflict were internationally driven and, finally, a UNSC resolution imposed a post-conflict arrangement in the wake of what was essentially a NATO military victory. In February 2008, Kosovo’s parliament declared independence, but independence is still internationally disputed.
Stage: Pre-negotiation/process
Conflict nature: Government/territory
Peace process: Croatia negotiation process
Parties: Mr Milan Panic, Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Mr Mate Granic, Vice Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia
Third parties: Mr Cornelio Sommaruga
Description: Short agreement negotiated by the ICRC in Geneva which provides for an immediate prisoner release and repatriation of those covered by the 6 November 1991 agreement according to the principle of 'all for all'.

Agreement document: HR_920729_Agreement signed in Geneva under ICRC auspices.pdf (opens in new tab) | 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: 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): No specific mention.
Elections: No specific mention.
Electoral commission: No specific mention.
Political parties reform: No specific mention.
Civil society: Page 1, 4)
In accordance with the agreement of 6 November 1991, each prisoner is interviewed in private by ICRC delegates and is entitled to refuse repatriation.

Page 1,
...The signatories to the present agreement enjoin the members of the Tripartite Commission to implement its provisions with immediate affect, and by 7 August 1992 at latest, with the support and under the supervision of ICRC delegates. If necessary, the parties undertake to work out the various procedures required for implementation of the present agreement, in accordance with the detailed provisions of the draft agreement prepared by the ICRC and currently being examined by the governments of the respective parties.
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: 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: Page 1, Untitled preamble
In conformity with Article 118 of the Third Geneva Convention, which demands that prisoners of war shall be released and repatriated without delay after the cessation of active hostilities, have agreed upon the following:...
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: Page 1, 1)
All prisoners covered by the agreement of 6 November 1991, including prisoners who have been sentenced or against whom original proceedings have been initiated, shall be released simultaneously by both parties according to the principle “all for all” and without conditions.

Page 1, 2)
The release and repatriation of all prisoners shall take place without delay.

Page 1, 3)
The operation will be carried out on the basis of comprehensive nominal lists drawn up by the detaining powers.

Page 1, 4)
In accordance with the agreement of 6 November 1991, each prisoner is interviewed in private by ICRC delegates and is entitled to refuse repatriation.

Page 1,
...The signatories to the present agreement enjoin the members of the Tripartite Commission to implement its provisions with immediate affect, and by 7 August 1992 at latest, with the support and under the supervision of ICRC delegates. If necessary, the parties undertake to work out the various procedures required for implementation of the present agreement, in accordance with the detailed provisions of the draft agreement prepared by the ICRC and currently being examined by the governments of the respective parties.
Vetting: No specific mention.
Victims: No specific mention.
Missing persons: No specific mention.
Reparations: No specific mention.
Reconciliation: No specific mention.

Implementation

UN signatory: No specific mention.
Other international signatory: Mr Cornelio Sommaruga
Referendum for agreement: No specific mention.
International mission/force/similar: No specific mention.
Enforcement mechanism: No specific mention.
Related cases: No specific mention.
Source: General Slobodan Praljak
http://www.slobodanpraljak.com/

Agreement reached in Geneva under ICRC auspices on 28 and 29 July 1992

We, the undersigned,

Mr Milan Panic, Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Mr Mate Granic, Vice Prime

Minister of the Republic of Croatia,

In conformity with Article 118 of the Third Geneva Convention, which demands that prisoners of war

shall be released and repatriated without delay after the cessation of active hostilities, have

agreed upon the following:

1) All prisoners covered by the agreement of 6 November 1991, including prisoners who have been

sentenced or against whom original proceedings have been initiated, shall be released

simultaneously by both parties according to the principle “all for all” and without conditions.

2) The release and repatriation of all prisoners shall take place without delay.

3) The operation will be carried out on the basis of comprehensive nominal lists drawn up by the

detaining powers.

4) In accordance with the agreement of 6 November 1991, each prisoner is interviewed in private by

ICRC delegates and is entitled to refuse repatriation.

The signatories to the present agreement enjoin the members of the Tripartite Commission to

implement its provisions with immediate affect, and by 7 August 1992 at latest, with the support

and under the supervision of ICRC delegates.

If necessary, the parties undertake to work out the various procedures required for implementation

of the present agreement, in accordance with the detailed provisions of the draft agreement

prepared by the ICRC and currently being examined by the governments of the respective parties.

Geneva, 29 July 1992 Mr Milan Panic [signed] Mr Mate Granic [signed]

Mr Cornelio Sommaruga [signed]