Acuerdo entre el Gobierno Nacional y el Movimiento Armado Quintín Lame, Cauca

  • Country/entity
    Colombia
  • Region
    Americas
  • Agreement name
    Acuerdo entre el Gobierno Nacional y el Movimiento Armado Quintín Lame, Cauca
  • Date
    14 Sep 1990
  • Agreement status
    Multiparty signed/agreed
  • Interim arrangement
    Yes
  • Agreement/conflict level
    Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( Colombian Conflict (1964 - ) )
  • Stage
    Pre-negotiation/process
  • Conflict nature
    Government
  • Peace process
    Colombia I - Gaviria
  • Parties
    Por el Gobierno Nacional
    JESUS ANTONIO BEJARANO
    Consejero Presidencial
    ALVARO HERNJÍNDEZ V.
    Asesor
    CARLOS EDUARDO JARAMILLO
    Asesor

    Por el Quintín Lame
    GILDARDO FERNJÍNDEZ COMANDANTE GENERAL CIRO TIQUE
    Comisión Negociadora Q.L.
  • Third parties
    -
  • Description
    In this agreement they set the agenda for the next meeting (consideration of mechanisms and procedures for the social and political reinsertion of MAQL combatants) and decide on the creation of 2 commissions to deal with the causes of the conflict and the wellbeing of the communities affected by it. The MAQL announces a unilateral ceasefire and suspension of activities against people or property in return the government will promote and support the regional department, peace dialogue. MAQL expresses its disagreement over the lack of indigenous participation in the National Assembly and expresses its refusal to participate in the Assembly in its current form. However, it affirms its will to participate in the peace process.


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
    Groups→Indigenous people→Rhetorical
    Page 1, Article 1,
    MAQL places on record its displeasure with the failure to acknowledge special indigenous participation in the National Constitutional Assembly and that it will not support or participate in the assembly as it currently stands. Notwithstanding, MAQL ratifies its willingness to remain part of the peace process being conducted by the national government and does not condition its progress on the results of the assembly.
  • 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, Article 3,
    The national government, on its own initiative, will promote and support regional peace talks in the department of Cauca, involving the participation of both civil society and governmental institutions in work favourable to the acclimatisation and atmosphere of the peace process and the reincorporation of insurgent armed groups.
  • 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

    No specific mention.

  • 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
    Security sector→Ceasefire→Ceasefire provision
    Page 1, Article 2,
    MAQL will unilaterally maintain its ceasefire and the suspension of all activity against the life and assets of people.
  • Police

    No specific mention.

  • Armed forces

    No specific mention.

  • DDR
    Security sector→DDR→Demilitarisation provisions
    Page 1, Article 3,
    The national government, on its own initiative, will promote and support regional peace talks in the department of Cauca, involving the participation of both civil society and governmental institutions in work favourable to the acclimatisation and atmosphere of the peace process and the reincorporation of insurgent armed groups.

    Page 1, Article 4,
    At the next meeting, the national government and MAQL will study the itinerary, mechanisms and procedures for the reincorporation of the MAQL insurgent group into the country’s civil and democratic life.
  • Intelligence services

    No specific mention.

  • Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces
    Page 1, Article 1,
    MAQL places on record its displeasure with the failure to acknowledge special indigenous participation in the National Constitutional Assembly and that it will not support or participate in the assembly as it currently stands. Notwithstanding, MAQL ratifies its willingness to remain part of the peace process being conducted by the national government and does not condition its progress on the results of the assembly.

    Page 1, Article 2,
    MAQL will unilaterally maintain its ceasefire and the suspension of all activity against the life and assets of people.

    Page 1, Article 4,
    At the next meeting, the national government and MAQL will study the itinerary, mechanisms and procedures for the reincorporation of the MAQL insurgent group into the country’s civil and democratic life.

    Page 1, Untitled Afterword,
    Two special commissions will be appointed, comprising members of the Council for Reconciliation, Normalisation and Restoration and MAQL to examine and propose mechanisms to overcome the factors of violence that persist in Cauca and aspects related to the welfare of the communities affected by the conflict.
  • 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

    No specific mention.

  • 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

    No specific mention.

  • Referendum for agreement

    No specific mention.

  • International mission/force/similar

    No specific mention.

  • Enforcement mechanism

    No specific mention.

  • Related cases

    No specific mention.

  • Source
    Acuerdos con el EPL, MAQL y CRS, Diálogos con la CGSB, Biblioteca de la Paz – 1990-1994, Fundación Cultura Democrática, Ed. Álvaro Villarraga Sarmiento, Bogotá D.C., 2009 (book III) p. 193

AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AND THE QUINTIN LAME ARMED MOVEMENT IN CAUCA

14 September 1990

The national government and the Quintin Lame Armed Movement (Movimiento Armado Quintín Lame, MAQL), present in the eastern zone of the department of Cauca on 14 September 1990, express the following:

MAQL places on record its displeasure with the failure to acknowledge special indigenous participation in the National Constitutional Assembly and that it will not support or participate in the assembly as it currently stands.

Notwithstanding, MAQL ratifies its willingness to remain part of the peace process being conducted by the national government and does not condition its progress on the results of the assembly.

MAQL will unilaterally maintain its ceasefire and the suspension of all activity against the life and assets of people.

The national government, on its own initiative, will promote and support regional peace talks in the department of Cauca, involving the participation of both civil society and governmental institutions in work favourable to the acclimatisation and atmosphere of the peace process and the reincorporation of insurgent armed groups.

At the next meeting, the national government and MAQL will study the itinerary, mechanisms and procedures for the reincorporation of the MAQL insurgent group into the country’s civil and democratic life.

Two special commissions will be appointed, comprising members of the Council for Reconciliation, Normalisation and Restoration and MAQL to examine and propose mechanisms to overcome the factors of violence that persist in Cauca and aspects related to the welfare of the communities affected by the conflict.

Por el Gobierno Nacional

JESUS ANTONIO BEJARANO

Consejero Presidencial

ALVARO HERNJÍNDEZ V.

Asesor

CARLOS EDUARDO JARAMILLO

Asesor

Por el Quintín Lame

GILDARDO FERNJÍNDEZ COMANDANTE GENERAL CIRO TIQUE

Comisión Negociadora Q.L.