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The Sudanese government and
the Sudan Revolutionary Front rebel alliance achieved a breakthrough on Darfur
during the peace negotiations in Juba, South Sudan, today. They reached
agreement on fundamental issues such as accountability, reparations, and the
establishment of a special court to try perpetrators of serious human rights
and international humanitarian laws violations.
The negotiating parties today also reached agreement on
the competencies of the Land Commission and the civil service, and the role of
the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, the Netherlands.
The negotiating parties reasserted their eagerness to
reach a full peace agreement within the next two weeks, which is before mid-February,
as scheduled in the peace negotiations timetable.
The mediation team has directed the negotiating parties
at the Darfur track and the Two Regions (Blue Nile and Nuba Mountains) to bring
their technical delegations to start negotiations on the agenda of the security
arrangements. It is only in Darfur, Blue Nile and the Nuba Mountains that the
rebel movements are armed.
Government delegation
In a press statement after Monday’s negotiating session,
Mohamed El Taayshi, the spokesperson for the government delegation, stated that
both parties did not expect a breakthrough on justice and reconciliation on
Darfur.
El Taayshi said that Monday’s negotiations on Darfur
focussed mainly on fundamental issues, which made it possible for both parties
to agree on ways to address development, peace and security issues.
JEM
Ahmed Ahmed Tugud, the chief negotiator of the Justice
and Equality Movement (JEM), explained that the negotiating parties agreed on
the main issues “because of the common ground that facilitated the
discussions”.
He stated that the session focussed on human rights
violations, accountability, and reparations for the victims.
SLFA
Ibrahim Zariba, chief negotiator of the Sudan Liberation
Forces Alliance (SLFA) stressed that both sides agreed on the issue of
accountability. The negotiating parties also agreed to set up commissions to
establish a special court in Darfur. This court would have a mandate to try
alleged perpetrators of grave human rights violations such as crimes against
humanity and war crimes.
Both parties also acknowledged the role of traditional
mechanisms and the national judiciary.
Minister of Defence
On Monday, Minister of Defense and Chairman of the
Security Arrangements Committee, Lt Gen Jamaleldin Omar , arrived in Juba with
a negotiating team. It was expected that Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok would
go to Juba today as well.
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