Comunicado Conjunto: Las Partes En La Mesa De Diálogos Ratifican Su Voluntad De Paz Y De Continuar Con El Proceso

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Country/entity: Colombia
Region: Americas
Agreement name: Comunicado Conjunto: Las Partes En La Mesa De Diálogos Ratifican Su Voluntad De Paz Y De Continuar Con El Proceso
Date: 26 Jul 2024
Agreement status: Multiparty signed/agreed
Interim arrangement: Yes
Agreement/conflict level: Intrastate/intrastate conflict
Colombian Conflict (1964 - )
The Colombian conflict is really a set of conflicts and the peace agreements reflect both different processes relating to different conflict groups and dyads, and processes taking place at different times in a complex peace process history. The Colombian civil war has its roots in the late 1940s and the violent infighting between liberal and the conservative factions. Emerging from the liberal tradition with a thorough grounding in nationalist communist ideology, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia—People's Army (FARC) began its armed insurrection against the Colombian government in 1964. Other left-wing guerrillas emerged as well, most notably the socialist/populist M-19, which would later be integrated into the formal political system in the peace process of 1990s; the National Liberation Army (ELN), which has strong roots in liberation theology, and the Maoist Ejército Popular de Liberación (EPL) (also part of the 1990 process, less successfully). Several stages of peace processes were undertaken by the various sides, which were further complicated by the emergence of right-wing paramilitary ‘self-defence’ forces. The peace agreement between the Colombian government under President Uribe and the main alliance of the paramilitary groups, the United Self-Defence Forces of Colombia (AUC), concluded in 2005 and is still heavily disputed as several remnants are still active, but now subsumed under the heading ‘Bacrim’ (Bandas criminales). In addition, FARC and ELN maintain a military presence, but both demonstrate a strong interest in completing successful peace negotiations with the government, with the most recent agreements being between FARC and the Government.
Stage: Pre-negotiation/process
Conflict nature: Government/territory
Peace process: Colombia VII - Petro Peace Dialogues with FARC-EP
Parties: Not signed, but the agreement indicates that the participants were representatives of the Government of Colombia and dissident blocs of the FARC-EP.
Third parties: Not signed, but the agreement lists the following as third parties: Norway, Venezuela, Switzerland, Ireland, the Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations in Colombia, the Colombian Episcopal Conference, the World Council of Churches and the OAS Mission to Support the Peace Process in Colombia.
Description: Members of certain dissident blocs of the FARC-EP were apprehended and arrested by government forces when travelling in vehicles designated for the peaceful transportation of dissidents during the dialogue process. Following this incident, the delegates held an emergency meeting and reaffirmed their commitment to the peace process.

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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: In the same way, thanks are due to the European Union, which has participated as an observer, and to all the people who, from the State and civil society, continue to contribute actively to the search for peace.
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: 3. The Joint Legal Commission that has been functioning will monitor and accompany the legal and detention situation of the members of the delegation to the roundtable on behalf of the General Staff of the J.S. Briceño Blocs, Magdalena Medio and the Front Raúl Reyes who continue to be detained, and the proceedings initiated by the Attorney General's Office in the face of identified irregularities.
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: 2. A working group has been set up with the Office of the Peace Counsellor Commissioner, delegates from the Ministry of Defence, the National Protection Unit and the Peace Dialogues Table, to review the protocols for protection and transfer schemes for the members of the Table, the Oversight, Monitoring and Verification Mechanism and the delegation of the General Staff of the J.S. Briceño, Magdalena Medio and the Front Raúl Reyes.
6. Delegations reiterate commitment to the objectives of peace, with strict compliance with agreements and protocols, including, in particular, those on security.
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: 2. A working group has been set up with the Office of the Peace Counsellor Commissioner, delegates from the Ministry of Defence, the National Protection Unit and the Peace Dialogues Table, to review the protocols for protection and transfer schemes for the members of the Table, the Oversight, Monitoring and Verification Mechanism and the delegation of the General Staff of the J.S. Briceño, Magdalena Medio and the Front Raúl Reyes.
3. The Joint Legal Commission that has been functioning will monitor and accompany the legal and detention situation of the members of the delegation to the roundtable on behalf of the General Staff of the J.S. Briceño Blocs, Magdalena Medio and the Front Raúl Reyes who continue to be detained, and the proceedings initiated by the Attorney General's Office in the face of identified irregularities.
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: 3. The Joint Legal Commission that has been functioning will monitor and accompany the legal and detention situation of the members of the delegation to the roundtable on behalf of the General Staff of the J.S. Briceño Blocs, Magdalena Medio and the Front Raúl Reyes who continue to be detained, and the proceedings initiated by the Attorney General's Office in the face of identified irregularities.
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: No specific mention.

JOINT STATEMENT

The parties at the Dialogues Table ratify their will for peace and to continue with the process.

1. Today, 26 July 2024, a commission of delegates of the Table of Peace Dialogues met to evaluate the critical situation that arose with the caravan of members of the General Staff of the Blocs J.S. Briceño, Magdalena Medio and the Front Raúl Reyes.

2. A working group has been set up with the Office of the Peace Counsellor Commissioner, delegates from the Ministry of Defence, the National Protection Unit and the Peace Dialogues Table, to review the protocols for protection and transfer schemes for the members of the Table, the Oversight, Monitoring and Verification Mechanism and the delegation of the General Staff of the J.S. Briceño, Magdalena Medio and the Front Raúl Reyes.

3. The Joint Legal Commission that has been functioning will monitor and accompany the legal and detention situation of the members of the delegation to the roundtable on behalf of the General Staff of the J.S. Briceño Blocs, Magdalena Medio and the Front Raúl Reyes who continue to be detained, and the proceedings initiated by the Attorney General's Office in the face of identified irregularities.

4. The activities agreed in Cycle 5, which ended on 16 July, will be rescheduled so that they can be resumed as soon as possible in order to meet the commitments made to the communities, territorial and national authorities and other members of the inter-institutional Commissions and Roundtables.

The protocols for the planning and organisation of each event will be followed.

5. It is agreed to convene an extraordinary Plenary Session of the Peace Dialogue Table to be held on the days 7 and 8 August 2024 in the city of Bogotá.

The respective delegations will be consulted to ratify the date and place.

6. Delegations reiterate commitment to the objectives of peace, with strict compliance with agreements and protocols, including, in particular, those on security.

7. The delegates present are grateful for the assistance of the accompaniers - the delegate of the Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations, the OAS Mission to Support the Peace Process, the World Council of Churches, the National Episcopal Conference, and of the guarantor countries, Switzerland, Norway, Ireland and Venezuela, in view of the critical situation that has arisen and the progress of the peace dialogues.

In the same way, thanks are due to the European Union, which has participated as an observer, and to all the people who, from the State and civil society, continue to contribute actively to the search for peace.

Bogotá D.C. July 26, 2024