Acuerdo Número 6: Por La Verdad, La Memoria Y La Dignificación De Las Víctimas
- Country/entity
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Colombia
- Region
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Americas
- Agreement name
- Acuerdo Número 6: Por La Verdad, La Memoria Y La Dignificación De Las Víctimas
- Date
- 5 Apr 2025
- Agreement status
- Multiparty signed/agreed
- Interim arrangement
- Yes
- Agreement/conflict level
- Intrastate/local conflict
- Stage
- Implementation/renegotiation
- Conflict nature
- Government/territory
- Peace process
- Colombia VII - Petro Peace Dialogues with Comuneros del Sur (Nariño Regional Process)
- Parties
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National Government Delegation:
Carlos Erazo, Chief of National Government Team
Andrei Gomez-Suárez, Representative National Government
Angela María Robledo Gómez, Representative National Government
Pablo Pardo Velasco, Representative National Government
Southern Comuneros Delegation:
Royer Garzón Alvarado, Representative Southern Comuneros
Antonio Ovallos, Representative Southern Comuneros
Lorena Sevillano Ortiz, Representative Southern Comuneros - Third parties
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Third Parties (Accompanying Parties):
Reina Buijs, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Edelma Gómez, Delegate, Organisation of American States Mission to Support the Peace Process (MAPP-OEA)
Padre Paulo Verdugo, Episcopal Conference of Colombia - Description
- This agreement establishes mechanisms for truth, memory, and dignity for victims of armed conflict in Nariño, Colombia. The National Government and Southern Comuneros commit to implementing the Non-Judicial Mechanism for Contribution to Truth (MNJVC) under Colombian law, with the National Centre for Historical Memory tasked with preparing a comprehensive report on acts of violence and their impacts to be publicly presented in December 2025. The agreement provides a framework for advancing victims' rights while facilitating the legal transition of Southern Comuneros members to full citizenship.
- Agreement document
- CO_250405_Acuerdo_Numero_6_Por_La_Verdad_La_Memoria_Y_La_Dignificacion_De_Las_Victimas_EN (opens in new tab) | Download PDF
- Agreement document (original language)
- CO_250405_Acuerdo Numero 6 Por La Verdad La Memoria Y La Dignificacion De Las Victimas (opens in new tab)
- Source of document
https://www.consejeriacomisionadadepaz.gov.co/MesaCo-ConstruccionPazNari%C3%B1o/Documents/Recursos-documentos/25.04.05-Acuerdo-6.pdf
Groups
- Children/youth
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- Disabled persons
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- Elderly/age
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- Migrant workers
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- Racial/ethnic/national group
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- Religious groups
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- Indigenous people
No specific mention.
- Other groups
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- Refugees/displaced persons
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- Social class
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Gender
- Women, girls and gender
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- Men and boys
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- LGBTI
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- Family
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State definition
- Nature of state (general)
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- State configuration
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- Self determination
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- Referendum
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- State symbols
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- Independence/secession
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- Accession/unification
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- Border delimitation
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- Cross-border provision
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Governance
- Political institutions (new or reformed)
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- Elections
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- Electoral commission
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- Political parties reform
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- Civil society
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- Traditional/religious leaders
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- Public administration
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- Constitution
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Power sharing
- Political power sharing
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- Territorial power sharing
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- Economic power sharing
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- Military power sharing
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Human rights and equality
- Human rights/RoL general
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- Bill of rights/similar
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- Treaty incorporation
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- Civil and political rights
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- Socio-economic rights
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Rights related issues
- Citizenship
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- Democracy
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- Detention procedures
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- Media and communication
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- Mobility/access
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- Protection measures
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- Other
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Rights institutions
- NHRI
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- Regional or international human rights institutions
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Justice sector reform
- Criminal justice and emergency law
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- State of emergency provisions
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- Judiciary and courts
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- Prisons and detention
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- Traditional Laws
No specific mention.
Socio-economic reconstruction
- Development or socio-economic reconstruction
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- National economic plan
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- Natural resources
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- International funds
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- Business
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- Taxation
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- Banks
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Land, property and environment
- Land reform/rights
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- Pastoralist/nomadism rights
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- Cultural heritage
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- Environment
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- Water or riparian rights or access
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Security sector
- Security Guarantees
No specific mention.
- Ceasefire
No specific mention.
- Police
No specific mention.
- Armed forces
No specific mention.
- DDR
- Security sector→DDR→DDR programmesThe focus of this work is to progressively advance the legal security of the members of Southern Comuneros, within the framework of the transition to full citizenship and in accordance with the satisfaction of victims’ rights.
- Intelligence services
No specific mention.
- Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces
- The delegations of the National Government and Southern Comuneros reaffirm their commitment to memory, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-repetition in the department of Nariño.The National Government delegation acknowledges that Southern Comuneros has taken major steps to achieve a de-escalation of multiple forms of violence and address the rights of victims through its participation in the training process to contribute to the search for people listed as missing and the establishment of a protocol that has enabled tasks of integral action against mines by an international humanitarian operator and the Humanitarian Demining Engineers Brigade-National Army of Colombia, in accordance with the provisions of Agreement No. 2 (signed in Cumbal on 17 October 2024).These commitments are contributing to the escalation of truth and reparation.Aware of the magnitude of the damage caused by multiple acts of violence in Nariño and the need for transformative reparation, the National Government and Southern Comuneros we have agreed to apply the Non-Judicial Mechanism for Contribution to Truth (MNJVC) under the terms established by Law 1424 of 2010, modified by Article 13 of Law 2294 of 2023, which provides that:In turn, Southern Comuneros undertakes to attend to the procedures arising from the application of this Mechanism and will follow the instructions and guidelines of the National Centre for Historical Memory for its participation in events and spaces involving victims of the conflict.As part of this process, the delegations of the National Government and Southern Comuneros agree that the National Centre for Historical Memory (CNMH) will prepare a report that will provide elements for clarifying the acts of violence, the damage and impacts on the victims and the territory, as well as the communities' demands for memory and truth.The focus of this work is to progressively advance the legal security of the members of Southern Comuneros, within the framework of the transition to full citizenship and in accordance with the satisfaction of victims’ rights.
- 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
- The delegations of the National Government and Southern Comuneros reaffirm their commitment to memory, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-repetition in the department of Nariño.These commitments are contributing to the escalation of truth and reparation.
- Amnesty/pardon
No specific mention.
- Courts
No specific mention.
- Mechanism
- Aware of the magnitude of the damage caused by multiple acts of violence in Nariño and the need for transformative reparation, the National Government and Southern Comuneros we have agreed to apply the Non-Judicial Mechanism for Contribution to Truth (MNJVC) under the terms established by Law 1424 of 2010, modified by Article 13 of Law 2294 of 2023, which provides that:‘The non-judicial mechanism for contributing to truth and historical memory operated by the National Centre for Historical Memory (CNMH) shall be adapted and implemented in the various peace agreements and agreements to submit to justice, within the framework of the total peace policy and the regulations governing it.’In order to implement the MNJVC, the National Government undertakes to carry out the necessary measures in terms of legal and budgetary incorporation to enable its execution, in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.In turn, Southern Comuneros undertakes to attend to the procedures arising from the application of this Mechanism and will follow the instructions and guidelines of the National Centre for Historical Memory for its participation in events and spaces involving victims of the conflict.We believe that this transitional instrument contributes to fulfilling the right to truth and historical memory, to which the victims of the conflict and society in general are entitled by constitutional mandate, and therefore to advancing the objective of the Roundtable for the Co-Construction of Territorial Peace in Nariño to rebuild the social fabric.As part of this process, the delegations of the National Government and Southern Comuneros agree that the National Centre for Historical Memory (CNMH) will prepare a report that will provide elements for clarifying the acts of violence, the damage and impacts on the victims and the territory, as well as the communities' demands for memory and truth.
- Prisoner release
No specific mention.
- Vetting
No specific mention.
- Victims
- In various participatory forums, such as the Departmental Victims' Roundtable (27 August 2024), the Committee of the Departmental Peace Council (23 August 2024) and the Municipal Peace Council of Samaniego (4 December 2024), victims have emphatically expressed the need for their rights to be guaranteed.The National Government delegation acknowledges that Southern Comuneros has taken major steps to achieve a de-escalation of multiple forms of violence and address the rights of victims through its participation in the training process to contribute to the search for people listed as missing and the establishment of a protocol that has enabled tasks of integral action against mines by an international humanitarian operator and the Humanitarian Demining Engineers Brigade-National Army of Colombia, in accordance with the provisions of Agreement No. 2 (signed in Cumbal on 17 October 2024).In turn, Southern Comuneros undertakes to attend to the procedures arising from the application of this Mechanism and will follow the instructions and guidelines of the National Centre for Historical Memory for its participation in events and spaces involving victims of the conflict.We believe that this transitional instrument contributes to fulfilling the right to truth and historical memory, to which the victims of the conflict and society in general are entitled by constitutional mandate, and therefore to advancing the objective of the Roundtable for the Co-Construction of Territorial Peace in Nariño to rebuild the social fabric.As part of this process, the delegations of the National Government and Southern Comuneros agree that the National Centre for Historical Memory (CNMH) will prepare a report that will provide elements for clarifying the acts of violence, the damage and impacts on the victims and the territory, as well as the communities' demands for memory and truth.The focus of this work is to progressively advance the legal security of the members of Southern Comuneros, within the framework of the transition to full citizenship and in accordance with the satisfaction of victims’ rights.The delegations express their deep gratitude to the victims for their willingness to co-construct peace in Nariño, to the National Centre for Historical Memory, to the Government of Nariño, and to the national and international accompaniers—the Episcopal Conference of Colombia, the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and the Mission to Support the Peace Process of the Organisation of American States (MAPP-OEA)—whose support is essential for the consolidation of peace and the guarantee of victims' rights in Nariño.
- Missing persons
- The National Government delegation acknowledges that Southern Comuneros has taken major steps to achieve a de-escalation of multiple forms of violence and address the rights of victims through its participation in the training process to contribute to the search for people listed as missing and the establishment of a protocol that has enabled tasks of integral action against mines by an international humanitarian operator and the Humanitarian Demining Engineers Brigade-National Army of Colombia, in accordance with the provisions of Agreement No. 2 (signed in Cumbal on 17 October 2024).
- Reparations
No specific mention.
- Reconciliation
- This agreement is part of the work carried out by the Peace Co-Construction Roundtable on ‘Restorative Justice for Peace and Reconciliation in the Territory’.
Implementation
- UN signatory
No specific mention.
- Other international signatory
- Reina Buijs, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Referendum for agreement
No specific mention.
- International mission/force/similar
No specific mention.
- Enforcement mechanism
No specific mention.
Source agreement
AGREEMENT NUMBER 6:
FOR TRUTH, MEMORY AND THE DIGNITY OF THE VICTIMS
The delegations of the National Government and Southern Comuneros reaffirm their commitment to memory, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-repetition in the department of Nariño.
In various participatory forums, such as the Departmental Victims' Roundtable (27 August 2024), the Committee of the Departmental Peace Council (23 August 2024) and the Municipal Peace Council of Samaniego (4 December 2024), victims have emphatically expressed the need for their rights to be guaranteed.
In response to this demand and recognising the historical debt owed to the communities that have suffered the tragedy of the political and armed conflict, this agreement is a significant step in the co-construction of territorial peace in Nariño, with the aim of dignifying the victims and advancing the recognition of their rights.
The National Government delegation acknowledges that Southern Comuneros has taken major steps to achieve a de-escalation of multiple forms of violence and address the rights of victims through its participation in the training process to contribute to the search for people listed as missing and the establishment of a protocol that has enabled tasks of integral action against mines by an international humanitarian operator and the Humanitarian Demining Engineers Brigade-National Army of Colombia, in accordance with the provisions of Agreement No. 2 (signed in Cumbal on 17 October 2024).
These commitments are contributing to the escalation of truth and reparation.
Aware of the magnitude of the damage caused by multiple acts of violence in Nariño and the need for transformative reparation, the National Government and Southern Comuneros we have agreed to apply the Non-Judicial Mechanism for Contribution to Truth (MNJVC) under the terms established by Law 1424 of 2010, modified by Article 13 of Law 2294 of 2023, which provides that:
‘The non-judicial mechanism for contributing to truth and historical memory operated by the National Centre for Historical Memory (CNMH) shall be adapted and implemented in the various peace agreements and agreements to submit to justice, within the framework of the total peace policy and the regulations governing it.’
In order to implement the MNJVC, the National Government undertakes to carry out the necessary measures in terms of legal and budgetary incorporation to enable its execution, in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
In turn, Southern Comuneros undertakes to attend to the procedures arising from the application of this Mechanism and will follow the instructions and guidelines of the National Centre for Historical Memory for its participation in events and spaces involving victims of the conflict.
We believe that this transitional instrument contributes to fulfilling the right to truth and historical memory, to which the victims of the conflict and society in general are entitled by constitutional mandate, and therefore to advancing the objective of the Roundtable for the Co-Construction of Territorial Peace in Nariño to rebuild the social fabric.
As part of this process, the delegations of the National Government and Southern Comuneros agree that the National Centre for Historical Memory (CNMH) will prepare a report that will provide elements for clarifying the acts of violence, the damage and impacts on the victims and the territory, as well as the communities' demands for memory and truth.
This report will include specific recommendations for the co-construction of territorial peace in Nariño and will be publicly presented to the State and society in December 2025.
This agreement is part of the work carried out by the Peace Co-Construction Roundtable on ‘Restorative Justice for Peace and Reconciliation in the Territory’.
The focus of this work is to progressively advance the legal security of the members of Southern Comuneros, within the framework of the transition to full citizenship and in accordance with the satisfaction of victims’ rights.
The delegations express their deep gratitude to the victims for their willingness to co-construct peace in Nariño, to the National Centre for Historical Memory, to the Government of Nariño, and to the national and international accompaniers—the Episcopal Conference of Colombia, the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and the Mission to Support the Peace Process of the Organisation of American States (MAPP-OEA)—whose support is essential for the consolidation of peace and the guarantee of victims' rights in Nariño.
Pasto, 5 April 2025
Signed:
Delegation of the Government of the Republic of Colombia
Carlos Erazo
Chief of National Government Team
Andrei Gomez-Suárez
Representative National Government
Angela María Robledo Gómez
Representative National Government
Pablo Pardo Velasco
Representative National Government
Delegation of Southern Comuneros
Royer Garzón Alvarado
Representative Southern Comuneros
Antonio Ovallos
Representative Southern Comuneros
Lorena Sevillano Ortiz
Representative Southern Comuneros
Accompanying parties
Reina Buijs, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Edelma Gómez, Delegate, Organisation of American States Mission to Support the Peace Process
Padre Paulo Verdugo, Episcopal Conference of Colombia