Acuerdo de Remolinos del Caguán: Joaquín Gómez Fabián Ramírez Comandantes del Bloque Sur de las FARC-EP, Delegados del Gobierno José Noé Ríos y Carlos Vicente de Roux, Delegados de la Cruz Roja y Monseñor Luis Augusto Castro

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Country/entity
Colombia
Region
Americas
Agreement name
Acuerdo de Remolinos del Caguán: Joaquín Gómez Fabián Ramírez Comandantes del Bloque Sur de las FARC-EP, Delegados del Gobierno José Noé Ríos y Carlos Vicente de Roux, Delegados de la Cruz Roja y Monseñor Luis Augusto Castro
Date
3 Jun 1997
Agreement status
Multiparty signed/agreed
Interim arrangement
Yes
Agreement/conflict level
Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( Colombian Conflict (1964 - ) )
Stage
Framework/substantive - partial
Conflict nature
Government
Peace process
Colombia II - Samper
Parties
Agreement states that it is signed by 10 people, copy does not have signatures but states the following to be involved.

Joaquín Gómez Fabián Ramírez
Comandantes del Bloque Sur de las FARC-EP, Delegados del Gobierno
José Noé Ríos y Carlos Vicente de Roux, Delegados de la Cruz Roja y
Monseñor Luis Augusto Castro
Third parties
-
Description
This is a document about the handover of 60 soldiers and 10 marines by the FARC, the access of the Colombian IRC prior to the transfer and the presence of the mothers of the soldiers at the handover.

Agreement document
CO_970603_ACUERDO DE REMOLINOS DEL CAGUÂN - tr.pdf | Download PDF
Agreement document (original language)
CO_970603_ACUERDO DE REMOLINOS DEL CAGUÁN.pdf | Download PDF

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
No specific mention.
Other groups
No specific mention.
Refugees/displaced persons
No specific mention.
Social class
No specific mention.

Gender

Women, girls and gender
Page 1, Article 1,
All mothers of soldiers will be entitled to be present when they are surrendered to the International Red Cross Committee (Comité Internacional de la Cruz Roja, CICR) and the National Reconciliation Commission (Comisión de Conciliación Nacional, CCN).
The government will provide CICR and CCN with the means required for this purpose and for their due return, including the site where the soldiers will be surrendered to the government.
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 1,
All mothers of soldiers will be entitled to be present when they are surrendered to the International Red Cross Committee (Comité Internacional de la Cruz Roja, CICR) and the National Reconciliation Commission (Comisión de Conciliación Nacional, CCN).
The government will provide CICR and CCN with the means required for this purpose and for their due return, including the site where the soldiers will be surrendered to the government.

Page 1, Article 2,
Prior to surrender, CICR will carry out the necessary medical check-ups of soldiers and navy infantry with support from duly accredited doctors from the Colombian Red Cross.
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
Rights related issues→Media and communication→Other
Page 1, Article 4,
The list of accredited journalists for the proceedings created by the Ministry of Communications and the Government Secretary of Caquetá will be provided to CCN and CICR, who will pass it on to FARC 24 hours in advance for information and control purposes.
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
No specific mention.
Police
No specific mention.
Armed forces
No specific mention.
DDR
Security sector→DDR→Demilitarisation provisions
[Summary: The whole agreement provides for measures on the surrender of FARC soldiers and marines to the International Red Cross Committee (Comité Internacional de la Cruz Roja, CICR) and the National Reconciliation Commission (Comisión de Conciliación Nacional, CCN). For detailed provisions see civil society, women, past provision and enforcement mechanism.]
Intelligence services
No specific mention.
Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces
[Summary: The whole agreement provides for measures on the surrender of FARC soldiers and marines to the International Red Cross Committee (Comité Internacional de la Cruz Roja, CICR) and the National Reconciliation Commission (Comisión de Conciliación Nacional, CCN). For detailed provisions see civil society, women, past provision and enforcement mechanism.]
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
José Noé Ríos y Carlos Vicente de Roux, Delegados de la Cruz Roja
Referendum for agreement
No specific mention.
International mission/force/similar
No specific mention.
Enforcement mechanism
Page 2, Article 9,
The security zone clearing will remain in place until 23 June 2400. Representatives of CICR, CCN, the national government and the other competent bodies will remain present to guarantee the zone.
Related cases
No specific mention.
Source
http://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-579209

Source: En ausencia de un proceso de paz: Acuerdos Parciales y Mandato Ciudadano por la Paz, Biblioteca de la Paz – 1994-1998, Fundación Cultura Democrática, Ed. Álvaro Villarraga Sarmiento, Bogotá D.C., 2009 (book IV) p. 264

REMOLINOS DE CAGUÁN AGREEMENT:

COMMANDERS OF THE SOUTHERN BLOCK OF THE REVOLUTIONARY ARMED FORCES OF COLOMBIA PEOPLE’S ARMY (JOAQUÍN GÓMEZ, FABIÁN RAMÍREZ), GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES (JOSÉ NOÉ RÍOS AND CARLOS VICENTE DE ROUX), RED CROSS DELEGATES AND MONSIGNOR LUIS AUGUSTO CASTRO

3 June 1997

All mothers of soldiers will be entitled to be present when they are surrendered to the International Red Cross Committee (Comité Internacional de la Cruz Roja, CICR) and the National Reconciliation Commission (Comisión de Conciliación Nacional, CCN).

The government will provide CICR and CCN with the means required for this purpose and for their due return, including the site where the soldiers will be surrendered to the government.

Prior to surrender, CICR will carry out the necessary medical check-ups of soldiers and navy infantry with support from duly accredited doctors from the Colombian Red Cross.

Prior to surrender, a press conference with soldiers will be held for media that have been duly accredited by Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia, FARC).

The list of accredited journalists for the proceedings created by the Ministry of Communications and the Government Secretary of Caquetá will be provided to CCN and CICR, who will pass it on to FARC 24 hours in advance for information and control purposes.

International witnesses will be invited to participate in the ceremony for the surrender of soldiers and infantry.

Before boarding the vehicles that will be used to transport soldiers and infantry to the site where they will be surrendered to the government, CICR and CCN will request that each signs a document accepting their voluntary transportation.

CICR, CCN and FARC will sign a certificate of receipt with the annexed list of all soldiers and infantry in the vehicles, who will then be the responsibility of CICR and CCN.

The 60 soldiers and 10 navy infantry will be surrendered by FARC to CICR and CCN on 15 June in the town of Cartagena del Chairá.

The security zone clearing will remain in place until 23 June 2400.

Representatives of CICR, CCN, the national government and the other competent bodies will remain present to guarantee the zone.

The signatures of the 10 people involved in drawing up this agreement are included below.