Lomé Agreement summary
Ceasefire
(Part I, articles 1–2)
• Immediate end to armed conflict between government forces and the RUF
• Establishment of Ceasefire Monitoring Group and Joint Monitoring Commission to monitor the ceasefire
Power-sharing
(Part 2, articles 3–5)
• Transformation of the RUF into a political party
• RUF members to be allowed to hold public office
• Formation of broad-based government of national unity including RUF
Reconciliation
(Parts 2–3, articles 6–9)
• Establishment of Commission for the Consolidation of Peace
• Government control of natural resources
• Council of Elders and Religious Leaders to resolve any differences
• Pardon for Sankoh
• Pardon and amnesty for RUF, ex-AFRC, ex-SLA or CDF combatants
Constitution
(Parts 3, articles 10–12)
• Establishment of Constitutional Review Committee
• Commitment to constitutional elections
• National Electoral Commission to be established
Military
(Part 4, articles 13–20)
• New mandates for ECOMOG and UNOMSIL
• Guaranteed safety, security and freedom of movement for peacekeeping personnel
• All ex-combatants to be disarmed, demobilised and reintegrated
• New national army to include ex-RUF, CDF and SLA combatants
• Withdrawal of all mercenaries from Sierra Leone
• Joint Monitoring Commission to be informed of location/strength of combatants and unexploded devices
• All combatants to be notified of their responsibilities under the Agreement
Human rights
(Part 5, articles 21–31)
• Unconditional and immediate release of prisoners-of-war and abductees
• Voluntary repatriation and reintegration of refugees and internally displaced persons
• Rights to asylum fully respected
• Full protection of rights within Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights
• Establishment of a national Human Rights Commission
• Truth and Reconciliation Commission to be established, dealing with human rights violations since 1991
• Sierra Leone government to ask for international humanitarian assistance
• Programme of post-war resettlement, rehabilitation and reconstruction started with special attention given to women
• Design and implementation of a programme for the rehabilitation of war victims
• Special attention paid to child combatants
• Commitment to free compulsory education and affordable primary healthcare
Implementation
(Parts 6–8, articles 32–37)
• Joint Implementation Committee to be established
• Request for formal international involvement in the Agreement, where appropriate
• Moral guarantors stated as Government of Togolese Republic, the UN, the OAU, ECOWAS and the Commonwealth of Nations
• Call for international support for the Agreement
• Commitment to register and publish the Agreement
• Statement of the Agreement coming into immediate force