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Comunicado Publico: Declaracion de San Jose de Costa Rica

  • Country/entity

    Colombia
  • Region

    Americas
  • Agreement name

    Comunicado Publico: Declaracion de San Jose de Costa Rica
  • Date

    18 Oct 2000
  • 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

    Document not signed, but stated to be a declaration of a meeting of National Government, sectors of Civil Society, the ELN, and the International Community
  • Third parties

    -
  • Description

    A public declaration of a meeting of the national government, sectors of civil society, the ELN and the International community, reiterating a commitment to the process with the National Government the FARC and the ELN, and noting the importance of civil society involvement, and the urgency of resolving the conflict, noting the international support for 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

    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)

    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,
    We recognise the importance of the forum for dialogue created by this meeting of the national government, sectors of civil society, ELN and the international community. We emphasise building consensuses and the existence of disagreements in this democratic exercise, and undertake to study the corresponding reports and continue the public analysis of the issues we have debated.
    We declare the urgency for the parties in conflict to reach immediately applicable and verifiable humanitarian agreements as soon as possible.
    We value the presence and cooperation of the international community for peace in Colombia in the context of sovereignty, democratic participation and social development.
  • 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
    Page 1,
    We recognise the importance of the forum for dialogue created by this meeting of the national government, sectors of civil society, ELN and the international community. We emphasise building consensuses and the existence of disagreements in this democratic exercise, and undertake to study the corresponding reports and continue the public analysis of the issues we have debated.
    We declare the urgency for the parties in conflict to reach immediately applicable and verifiable humanitarian agreements as soon as possible.
    We value the presence and cooperation of the international community for peace in Colombia in the context of sovereignty, democratic participation and social development.
  • 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

    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

    No specific mention.

  • 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
    Center for International Policy, the original website is archived at https://adamisacson.com/files/old_cip_colombia/oct1800.htm (Accessed on January 8 2020, also archived on Wayback Machine)

PUBLIC COMMUNICATION:

DECLARATION OF SAN JOSÉ, COSTA RICA

18 October 2000

We reiterate our support for and commitment to the political and negotiated solution to the armed conflict and fully back the processes underway with both the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People’s Army (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – Ejército Popular, FARC–EP) and the National Liberation Army (Ejército de Liberación Nacional, ELN).

We recognise the importance of the forum for dialogue created by this meeting of the national government, sectors of civil society, ELN and the international community.

We emphasise building consensuses and the existence of disagreements in this democratic exercise, and undertake to study the corresponding reports and continue the public analysis of the issues we have debated.

We declare the urgency for the parties in conflict to reach immediately applicable and verifiable humanitarian agreements as soon as possible.

We value the presence and cooperation of the international community for peace in Colombia in the context of sovereignty, democratic participation and social development.