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Acuerdo Partidos, Congreso, Gobierno y FARC: Política de Estado para la Paz y Lucha contra el Paramilitarismo

  • Country/entity

    Colombia
  • Region

    Americas
  • Agreement name

    Acuerdo Partidos, Congreso, Gobierno y FARC: Política de Estado para la Paz y Lucha contra el Paramilitarismo
  • Date

    28 Apr 1999
  • 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 III - Arango
  • Parties

    MANUEL MARULANDA, FARC–EP
    • VÍCTOR G. RICARDO, High Commissioner for Peace
    • HORACIO SERPA, Liberal Party
    • ORNAR YEPES, Conservative Party
    • NOEMÍ SANÍN, Sí Colombia
    • JAIME CAICEDO, Communist Party
    • FABIO VALENCIA President of the Senate
    • EMILIO MARTÍNEZ, Liberal Renewal and President of the House
    • RAÚL REYES, FARC–EP spokesperson
    • JOAQUÍN GÓMEZ, FARC–EP spokesperson
    • FABIÁN RAMÍREZ, FARC–EP spokesperson
  • Third parties

    -
  • Description

    A short declaratory statement declaring support in the fight against para-militarism and to find concrete solutions to sufferings of the Colombian people include access to employment and education, health etc. with a special attention to the rural regions.


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

    No specific mention.

  • Men and boys

    No specific mention.

  • LGBTI

    No specific mention.

  • Family

    No specific mention.


State definition

  • Nature of state (general)
    Page 1, Article 1,
    To support and commit to a state policy for peace based on social justice and the
    political solution to the conflict.
  • 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

    No specific mention.

  • 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
    Socio-economic reconstruction→Development or socio-economic reconstruction→Socio-economic development
    Page 1, Article 3,
    To commit to finding mechanisms to allow immediate and specific responses to the
    needs of the Colombian people, primarily in terms of employment and the opportunity
    to access education and health. Special attention will also be paid to the rural sector.

    Page 1, Article 1,
    To support and commit to a state policy for peace based on social justice and the
    political solution to the conflict.
    Page 1, Article 4,
    To work to develop education to ensure the commitment of all Colombians to the
    supreme objective of peace.
  • 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

    No specific mention.

  • Intelligence services

    No specific mention.

  • Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces
    Page 1, Article 2,
    To support the state policy in its direct fight against paramilitarism.
  • 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
    Copy on file with author.

AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES, CONGRESS, THE GOVERNMENT AND THE REVOLUTIONARY ARMED FORCES OF COLOMBIA:

STATE POLICY FOR PEACE AND THE FIGHT AGAINST PARAMILITARISM

Caquetania, 28 April 1999

The leaders of the country’s various political forces, the leaders of the Congress of the Republic, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People’s Army (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – Ejército Popular, FARC–EP) and the High Commissioner for Peace have agreed the following:

To support and commit to a state policy for peace based on social justice and the political solution to the conflict.

To support the state policy in its direct fight against paramilitarism.

To commit to finding mechanisms to allow immediate and specific responses to the needs of the Colombian people, primarily in terms of employment and the opportunity to access education and health.

Special attention will also be paid to the rural sector.

To work to develop education to ensure the commitment of all Colombians to the supreme objective of peace.

MANUEL MARULANDA, FARC–EP

VÍCTOR G. RICARDO, High Commissioner for Peace

HORACIO SERPA, Liberal Party

ORNAR YEPES, Conservative Party

NOEMÍ SANÍN, Sí Colombia

JAIME CAICEDO, Communist Party

FABIO VALENCIA President of the Senate

EMILIO MARTÍNEZ, Liberal Renewal and President of the House

RAÚL REYES, FARC–EP spokesperson

JOAQUÍN GÓMEZ, FARC–EP spokesperson

FABIÁN RAMÍREZ, FARC–EP spokesperson