Accord d'Arusha pour la Paix et la Reconciliation au Burundi

Year:2000 Type of document:Agreements ANSA:Front pour la Libération Nationale (FROLINA), Conseil National pour la Défense de la Démocratie - Forces de Défense de la Démocratie (CNDD-FDD), Parti pour la Libération du Peuple Hutu - Forces Nationales de Libération (PALIPEHUTU-FLN) Country / Territory:Burundi PDF:French, English

Comment: Notably Protocol II "Democracy and Good Governance", Article 1 - 3 concerning Human Rights and fundamental guarantees; Protocol III "Peace and Security for All", Chapter III "Permanent Ceasefire and Cessation oh Hostilities" prohibits all acts of violence against the civilian population; Protocol IV "Reconstruction and Development", Chapter I "Rehabilitation and Resettlement of Refugees and Sinistres".

Accord de Partage de Pouvoir au Burundi

Year:2004 Type of document:Agreements ANSA:Conseil National pour la Défense de la Démocratie - Forces de Défense de la Démocratie (CNDD-FDD), Front pour la Libération Nationale (FROLINA), Front National de Libération – ICANZO (FNL-ICANZO), Kaze - Front pour la Défense de la Démocratie (KAZE-FDD), Parti Liberateur du Peuple Burundais-Agakiza (PALIPE-Agakiza) Country / Territory:Burundi PDF:French

Ceasefire Agreement between the Transitional Government of Burundi and the Conseil National pour la Défense de la Démocratie-Forces de Défense de la Démocratie

Year:2002 Type of document:Agreements ANSA:Conseil National pour la Défense de la Démocratie - Forces de Défense de la Démocratie (CNDD-FDD) Country / Territory:Burundi PDF:English

Comment: Also known as the Burundi Ceasefire Agreement.
Notably Article II: release of all political prisoners, prohibition of mine-laying operations and of operations to obstruct demining, cessation of acts of violence against the civilian population.

Global Ceasefire Agreement between Burundi and the CNDD-FDD (S/2003/1105)

Year:2003 Type of document:Agreements ANSA:Conseil National pour la Défense de la Démocratie - Forces de Défense de la Démocratie (CNDD-FDD) Country / Territory:Burundi PDF:English

Pretoria Protocol on Political, Defence and Security Power Sharing in Burundi

Year:2003 Type of document:Agreements ANSA:Conseil National pour la Défense de la Démocratie - Forces de Défense de la Démocratie (CNDD-FDD) Country / Territory:Burundi PDF:English

Comment: The document consists of an introductory section (The Pretoria Protocol), and is followed by a longer "Forces Technical Agreement."

See in particular

Pretoria Protocol
Article 2 : Temporary Immunity

Forces Technical Agreement
Contains provisions on the composition of the Military, Police and Intelligence Forces. It includes provisions on disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration (DDR) of combatants (Part II. Section 1.1.2.b and c).

The document closes with an Indicative Timetable for the Implementation of the Global Ceasefire Agreement, which includes indicative deadlines for disengagement of forces, DDR, control of heavy weapons, among other things.