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Peace Agreements

Joint Declaration

Libyan parties met in Paris at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron, with UN Special Representative Ghassan Salamé in attendance. They issued a 10-point Joint Declaration reaffirming the 2015 Libyan Political Agreement (Skhirat) and committed to advancing national reconciliation and institutional unification. The parties agreed to a nationwide ceasefire, restricting the use of armed...

Peace Agreements

Consultation Meeting for the Libyan Political Dialogue (Hamammet Agreement)

Libya’s main political factions and tribal leaders convened in Hammamet, Tunisia, where they negotiated and approved the Consultation Meeting process, later known as the Hammamet Agreement. The Parties endorsed a roadmap supporting the UN-facilitated Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) and agreed to form a unified executive authority. They approved selection mechanisms for a new Presidency...

Peace Agreements

Agreement for Lasting Peace through the Permanent Cessation of Hostilities Between the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front

With the Agreement for Lasting Peace through the Permanent Cessation of Hostilities, the parties committed to an immediate and permanent end to hostilities, the restoration of constitutional order in Tigray, the disarmament and reintegration of TPLF combatants, and the protection of civilians and human rights. The agreement guarantees unhindered humanitarian access, the return and reintegration...

Peace Agreements

Agreement between the State of Eritrea and the Republic of Djibouti

The State of Eritrea and the Republic of Djibouti agreed to resolve their border dispute peacefully through mediation led by the State of Qatar. Both governments formally authorised His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Emir of Qatar, to issue a binding resolution, affirming their commitment to third-party arbitration and international legal standards. Qatar established...

Peace Agreements

Doha Agreement for Peace and Involvement of Political-Military Movements in the Sovereign and Inclusive National Dialogue in Chad

The signatories committed to an immediate ceasefire and the launch of a disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration process for combatants. They also pledged to grant amnesty and security guarantees for returning exiles. All parties agreed to participate in an inclusive national dialogue to address key reforms, including army restructuring, constitutional amendments and preparations for democratic elections....

Peace Agreements

African National Congress/Inkatha Freedom Party Agreement

The Parties agreed to terms regarding the final cessation of violence and normalisation of the relationships between the two organisations, with the goal of establishing terms for a united, non-racial and democratic South Africa. Agreed upon terms included: an end to political violence, a commitment to political tolerance and freedom of political activity, encouraging the...

Truth Commissions

Côte d’Ivoire

The Mediation Committee for National Reconciliation (Comité de Médiation pour la Réconciliation Nationale) was mandated to investigate post-election violence in Abidjan in October 2000, which resulted in the deaths of 171 citizens. The Commission for Dialogue, Truth and Reconciliation (2011-2014) was established after the 2010-2011 post-election violence in Côte d’Ivoire as a mechanism to promote...

Truth Commissions

Egypt

Egypt’s first Fact-Finding Commission, established in 2012 by then President Mohamed Morsi, was charged with gathering information and evidence about the killing and injury of demonstrators between 25 January 2011 and 30 June 2012, which included reviewing measures taken by the executive and the extent to which it cooperated with judicial authorities.

Truth Commissions

South Africa

The South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission (1995-2002) was mandated to investigate gross human rights violations committed during apartheid from 1960 to 1994. According to its founding legislation, the commission’s objectives included establishing as complete a picture as possible of the causes, nature and extent of the violations; facilitating the granting of amnesty to persons...

Truth Commissions

Zambia

The Tunisian Truth and Dignity Commission (Instance Vérité et Dignité) (2013-2019) was mandated to investigate human rights violations committed from 1955 to 2013. The mandate specifically tasked the commission with investigating human rights violations that targeted women, children, the elderly, those with special needs and other vulnerable groups.