Protocolo para la Participación Ciudadana, Social y de los Pueblos en el Proceso de Paz entre el Gobierno Nacional y el Estado Mayor de los Bloques Comandante Jorge Suárez Briceño, Magdalena Medio Comandante Gentil Duarte y Frente Comandante Raúl Reyes FARC-EP

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Country/entity: Colombia
Region: Americas
Agreement name: Protocolo para la Participación Ciudadana, Social y de los Pueblos en el Proceso de Paz entre el Gobierno Nacional y el Estado Mayor de los Bloques Comandante Jorge Suárez Briceño, Magdalena Medio Comandante Gentil Duarte y Frente Comandante Raúl Reyes FARC-EP
Date: 16 Oct 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: Camilo González Posso
Coordinator
Delegation of National Government

Leopoldo Durán
Coordinator
Delegation of the EMBF of the FARC-EP

Gloria Quinceno Acevedo
Delegation of National Government

[No signature]
Calarcá Córdova
Delegation of the EMBF of the FARC-EP

Fabio Valencia Cossio
Delegation of National Government

Andrey Avendaño
Delegation of the EMBF of the FARC-EP

Feliciano Valencia Medina
Delegation of National Government

Javier 33
Delegation of the EMBF of the FARC-EP

Luz Dari Landázury Segura
Delegation of National Government

José Tomás Ojeda
Delegation of the EMBF of the FARC-EP
[No signature]

Carlos Murgas Dávila
Delegation of National Government

Richard
Delegation of the EMBF of the FARC-EP

Pedro José Arenas García
Delegation of National Government

Cipriano Cortés
Delegation of the EMBF of the FARC-EP

[No signature]
Coronel (r) Genny Calvo Olmos

Delegation of the National Government
in the Peace Dialogues Table

Yesid Arteta Dávila
Delegation of National Government

[No signature]
Oscar Gerardo Salazar Muñoz
Delegation of National Government

[No signature]
Coronel (r) Luis Alfonso Novoa Díaz
Delegation of National Government
Third parties: Armando Franchi
Representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

Louise Wilson
Deputy Head of Mission Embassy of Ireland

Phillip Lustenberger
Special Envoy Swiss Confederation

Dag Nagoda
Minister Counsellor Embassy of the Kingdom of Norway

Accompanying persons:
Fernando Burguillos
Delegate of the Special Representative of the General Secretary Of the United Nations in Colombia

Edelma Gómez
Mission to Support the Peace Process of the Organisation of American States (MAPP-OEA)

Padre Jhon Jairo Montoya
Representative Episcopal Conference of Colombia

[No signature]
Humberto Martín Shikiya
Special Envoy of the World Council of Churches

Signed as observer:
[No signature]
Jörg Schreiber
Business Manager a.i. Delegation of the European Union
Description: A short pre-negotiation process agreement between the Government of Colombia and FARC-EP that identifies correspondence procedures and 4 elements of a plan that must be agreed by the parties ahead of each participation space set out in the Participation Agreement, also signed on 16th October 2024.

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Agreement document (original language): CO_171024_Protocolo sobre la Participación (opens in new tab)| 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: 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: For the purpose of inviting public servants, the Office of the Peace Commissioner Advisor will follow the corresponding procedures.
...
j. Representatives of social organisations, communities, ethnic groups and peasants may request the inclusion on the agenda of a moment of harmonisation of the event according to their worldview, culture and beliefs.
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: 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: Land, property and environment→Cultural heritage→Intangible
For the purpose of inviting public servants, the Office of the Peace Commissioner Advisor will follow the corresponding procedures.
...
j. Representatives of social organisations, communities, ethnic groups and peasants may request the inclusion on the agenda of a moment of harmonisation of the event according to their worldview, culture and beliefs.
Environment: No specific mention.
Water or riparian rights or access: No specific mention.

Security sector

Security Guarantees: The participation spaces defined in the Participation Agreement must follow a prior plan that sequentially involves all the activities of the before (preparation), during (development of the spaces) and after (follow-up) each meeting scenario in an agenda agreed by the parties that contains at least the following elements:
...
b. The venue for the event should be selected according to the chosen scenario and participation format, in all cases taking into account the participants, access, security, risks, among other factors considered necessary.
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: Signed by the parties:
...
Fernando Burguillos
Delegate of the Special
Representative of the General Secretary
Of the United Nations in Colombia
Other international signatory: Signed by the parties:
...
Armando Franchi
Representative of the
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Louise Wilson
Deputy Head of Mission
Embassy of Ireland
Phillip Lustenberger
Special Envoy
Swiss Confederation
Dag Nagoda
Minister Counsellor
Embassy of the Kingdom of Norway
...
Edelma Gómez
Mission to Support the
Peace Process of the
Organisation of American
States (MAPP-OEA)
...
Signed as observer:
[No signature]
Jörg Schreiber
Business Manager a.i.
Delegation of the European Union
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.

PROTOCOL FOR CITIZEN, SOCIAL AND PEOPLE'S PARTICIPATION IN THE PEACE PROCESS BETWEEN THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AND THE GENERAL STAFF OF THE BLOCS COMMANDER JORGE SUÁREZ BRICEÑO, MAGDALENA MEDIO COMMANDER GENTIL DUARTE AND FRONT COMMANDER RAÚL REYES FARC-EP.

By virtue of the Agreement for Citizen, Social and People's Participation in the Peace Process between the National Government and the General Staff of the blocs Commander Jorge Suárez Briceño, Magdalena Medio Commander Gentil Duarte and Frente Commander Raúl Reyes FARC-EP, the present Protocol establishes guidelines and directives for the development of the participatory process, in the following terms.

The participation spaces defined in the Participation Agreement must follow a prior plan that sequentially involves all the activities of the before (preparation), during (development of the spaces) and after (follow-up) each meeting scenario in an agenda agreed by the parties that contains at least the following elements:

a. The objective of each space should be defined in advance and describe the minimum results that are intended to be achieved

b. The venue for the event should be selected according to the chosen scenario and participation format, in all cases taking into account the participants, access, security, risks, among other factors considered necessary.

c. Logistical and administrative aspects must be guaranteed in the different participation spaces, including the necessary resources for logistics, material, technical and human means.

The communities and their organisations may, in a concerted manner, provide support for the execution of guarantees for the spaces for participation convened by the MDP.

The office of the Peace Commissioner Advisor will allocate the necessary resources to achieve the objectives of each event.

The Peace Dialogues Table may have other sources of funding

d. Formal invitations issued by the MDP must be sent well in advance, ensuring compliance with the administrative procedures required for the participation of communities and institutional representatives.

The coordinators of the parties will define who signs the invitations and the method of distributing them.

For the purpose of inviting public servants, the Office of the Peace Commissioner Advisor will follow the corresponding procedures.

e. The MDP will receive invitations from citizens or organisations to participate in different events and will determine its acceptance by mutual agreement.

f. All events will have a prior agenda, which will be attached to the corresponding invitations.

g. The MDP will agree in advance the agenda and timetable for each participation scenario in sufficient detail to ensure the event runs smoothly (step by step, moderation, order and speaking times).

h. Taking into account the particularities of each event, the MDP will agree on the number of participants involved in the participatory process.

i. The MDP will define in advance who will carry out the moderation, who will be responsible for the rapporteurships, presentations, among others.

j. Representatives of social organisations, communities, ethnic groups and peasants may request the inclusion on the agenda of a moment of harmonisation of the event according to their worldview, culture and beliefs.

Signed in Bogotá, on the 16 October 2024.

Signed by the parties:

Camilo González Posso

Coordinator

Delegation of National Government

Leopoldo Durán

Coordinator

Delegation of the EMBF of the FARC-EP

Gloria Quinceno Acevedo

Delegation of National Government

[No signature]

Calarcá Córdova

Delegation of the EMBF of the FARC-EP

Fabio Valencia Cossio

Delegation of National Government

Andrey Avendaño

Delegation of the EMBF of the FARC-EP

Feliciano Valencia Medina

Delegation of National Government

Javier 33

Delegation of the EMBF of the FARC-EP

Luz Dari Landázury Segura

Delegation of National Government

José Tomás Ojeda

Delegation of the EMBF of the FARC-EP

[No signature]

Carlos Murgas Dávila

Delegation of National Government

Richard

Delegation of the EMBF of the FARC-EP

Pedro José Arenas García

Delegation of National Government

Cipriano Cortés

Delegation of the EMBF of the FARC-EP

[No signature]

Coronel (r) Genny Calvo Olmos

Delegation of the National Government

in the Peace Dialogues Table

Yesid Arteta Dávila

Delegation of National Government

[No signature]

Oscar Gerardo Salazar Muñoz

Delegation of National Government

[No signature]

Coronel (r) Luis Alfonso Novoa Díaz

Delegation of National Government

Armando Franchi

Representative of the

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

Louise Wilson

Deputy Head of Mission

Embassy of Ireland

Phillip Lustenberger

Special Envoy

Swiss Confederation

Dag Nagoda

Minister Counsellor

Embassy of the Kingdom of Norway

Accompanying persons:

Fernando Burguillos

Delegate of the Special

Representative of the General Secretary

Of the United Nations in Colombia

Edelma Gómez

Mission to Support the

Peace Process of the

Organisation of American

States (MAPP-OEA)

Padre Jhon Jairo Montoya

Representative Episcopal

Conference of Colombia

[No signature]

Humberto Martín Shikiya

Special Envoy of the

World Council of Churches

Signed as observer:

[No signature]

Jörg Schreiber

Business Manager a.i.

Delegation of the European Union

Protocolo para la Participación Ciudadana, Social y de los Pueblos en el Proceso de Paz entre el Gobierno Nacional y el Estado Mayor de los Bloques Comandante Jorge Suárez Briceño, Magdalena Medio Comandante Gentil Duarte y Frente Comandante Raúl Reyes FARC-EP

Groups

Gender

State definition

Governance

Power sharing

Human rights and equality

Rights related issues

Rights institutions

Justice sector reform

Socio-economic reconstruction

Land, property and environment

Security sector

Transitional justice

Implementation

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