Acuerdo Gobierno Nacional - Ejécito Popular de Liberacion, Pueblo Nuevo y Juan José

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Country/entity: Colombia
Region: Americas
Agreement name: Acuerdo Gobierno Nacional - Ejécito Popular de Liberacion, Pueblo Nuevo y Juan José
Date: 26 Aug 1990
Agreement status: Multiparty signed/agreed
Interim arrangement: Yes
Agreement/conflict level: Intrastate/intrastate conflict
Stage: Framework/substantive - partial
Conflict nature: Government
Peace process: Colombia I - Gaviria
Parties: Por el Gobierno Nacional

JESÚS ANTONIO BEJARANO
Consejero Presidencial
REYNALDO GARY

Consejería
CARLOS EDUARDO JARA MILLO
Asesor Consejería TOMAS CONCHA S.
Sec. Integración Popular

Por el Ejército Popular de Ltberación

BERNARDO GUTIÉRREZ
Mando Central MARCOS JARA
Comandante Estado Mayor Central
ANÍBAL PALACIO
Partido Comunista de Colombia (M-L)
Third parties: -
Description: They agree that all EPL combatants will unite in first 9 to be reduced to 7 camps, the government will be in charge of them, and the location of these camps will be studied and agreed by an EPL-government commission. The agreement includes a precise timeframe for each of these steps. They agree on the creation of 4 bilateral commissions of each two members from EPL and the government to study within a clear timeframe: political aspects, regional processes and development plans, causes of the violence, and for logistics of the camps. Once these provide conclusions to their analyses, the EPL will designate its legal representatives and take steps toward the completion of the process. They are seeking a political solution to the conflict, also to allow the EPL to join the political system and for the creation of conditions for reinsertion for its members. They call on other groups to do the same.

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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: Page 1-2, Article 4,
Four bilateral commissions will be established, each comprising two members of the government and two members of EPL, to study and draw up proposals related to the following matters within 15 days:
a. Political aspects: working area for analysing the legal situation of fighters from the insurgent movement, especially those currently held prisoner, and the political transition of guerrilla fighters to civil life upon completion of the process, in addition to matters related to the participation of EPL in the National Constitutional Assembly.
b. Regional processes and development plans: analysis of the various regional processes in the zones in which EPL is present and the establishment of guidelines for designing socio-economic plans to benefit communities.
c. Factors of violence: to discourage the various factors of violence that persist in the country, the national, regional and specific phenomena that generate them will be analysed, taking into account all factors for the protection of human rights and the defence of the civil population against abuses of all kinds.
d. Permanent commission: for the operation and logistical servicing of camps.
Traditional/religious leaders: Page 2, Untitled Afterword,
The national government and EPL ratify their willingness to implement these agreements to allow a political solution to the armed conflict and invite the other guerrilla organisations to contribute to achieving peace. The full implementation of these agreements will allow EPL to participate in the National Constitutional Assembly, creating the conditions for the transition to civil life, which we intend will occur at the end of the sessions of the National Constitutional Assembly. The national government and EPL reiterate their invitation to Colombia’s Catholic Church to act as moral and spiritual tutor in this process.
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: Page 1-2, Article 4,
Four bilateral commissions will be established, each comprising two members of the government and two members of EPL, to study and draw up proposals related to the following matters within 15 days:
a. Political aspects: working area for analysing the legal situation of fighters from the insurgent movement, especially those currently held prisoner, and the political transition of guerrilla fighters to civil life upon completion of the process, in addition to matters related to the participation of EPL in the National Constitutional Assembly.
b. Regional processes and development plans: analysis of the various regional processes in the zones in which EPL is present and the establishment of guidelines for designing socio-economic plans to benefit communities.
c. Factors of violence: to discourage the various factors of violence that persist in the country, the national, regional and specific phenomena that generate them will be analysed, taking into account all factors for the protection of human rights and the defence of the civil population against abuses of all kinds.
d. Permanent commission: for the operation and logistical servicing of camps.
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: Rights related issues→Protection measures→Protection of civilians
Page 2,

c. Factors of violence: to discourage the various factors of violence that persist in
the country, the national, regional and specific phenomena that generate them
will be analysed, taking into account all factors for the protection of human rights
and the defence of the civil population against abuses of all kinds.
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: Security sector→DDR→Demilitarisation provisions
Page 1, Article 2,
Within 15 days from this agreement, all guerrilla forces under the EPL regional chiefs of staff in the following districts will be consolidated in nine camps: two in Urabá, two in Córdoba, one in Antioquia, one in Viejo Caldas, one in Norte de Santander, one in Sierra Nevada and one in Bolívar.
Two months from their establishment, these nine camps will be reduced to seven by merging the two camps in Urabá and the two camps in Córdoba. The possibility of merging the camps in Bolívar and Serra Nevada will also be studied. The national government will be responsible for servicing camps from the date they are established. The exact location of the camps and the regulations and provisions to which they are subject will be studied by a joint government–EPL commission, which shall submit its conclusions to the government and the EPL negotiating commission within two weeks from this agreement to allow their study and approval.

Page 1, Article 3,
The EPL negotiating commission will be located in one of the camps defined above.

Page 1-2, Article 4,
Four bilateral commissions will be established, each comprising two members of the government and two members of EPL, to study and draw up proposals related to the following matters within 15 days:
a. Political aspects: working area for analysing the legal situation of fighters from the insurgent movement, especially those currently held prisoner, and the political transition of guerrilla fighters to civil life upon completion of the process, in addition to matters related to the participation of EPL in the National Constitutional Assembly.
b. Regional processes and development plans: analysis of the various regional processes in the zones in which EPL is present and the establishment of guidelines for designing socio-economic plans to benefit communities.
c. Factors of violence: to discourage the various factors of violence that persist in the country, the national, regional and specific phenomena that generate them will be analysed, taking into account all factors for the protection of human rights and the defence of the civil population against abuses of all kinds.
d. Permanent commission: for the operation and logistical servicing of camps.

Page 2, Article 5,
Once EPL forces are concentrated in the camps and the proposals for the working commissions have been approved, legal representatives of EPL will be appointed to carry out the required political steps for the implementation and conclusion of the process. Representatives will be free from legal impediments at the time of their appointment and the required security measures will be in place. The government and EPL will jointly draw up a security plan for this purpose.
Intelligence services: No specific mention.
Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces: [Summary: For detailed DDR provisions see DDR.]

Page 2, Untitled Afterword,
The national government and EPL ratify their willingness to implement these agreements to allow a political solution to the armed conflict and invite the other guerrilla organisations to contribute to achieving peace. The full implementation of these agreements will allow EPL to participate in the National Constitutional Assembly, creating the conditions for the transition to civil life, which we intend will occur at the end of the sessions of the National Constitutional Assembly. The national government and EPL reiterate their invitation to Colombia’s Catholic Church to act as moral and spiritual tutor in this process.
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: Source: Acuerdos con el EPL, MAQL y CRS, Diálogos con la CGSB, Biblioteca de la Paz – 1990-1994, Fundación Cultura Democrática, Ed. Álvaro Villarraga Sarmiento, Bogotá D.C., 2009 (book III) p. 145

AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AND THE POPULAR LIBERATION ARMY IN PUEBLO NUEVO AND JUAN JOSÉ

26 August 1990

In meetings held in Pueblo Nuevo in the department of Antioquia and Juan José in the department of Córdoba on 24, 25 and 26 August, the national government and the Popular Liberation Army (Ejército Popular de Liberación, EPL) agree the following:

To manifest their willingness to continue implementing the agreements reached in the document dated 26 July 1990.

Within 15 days from this agreement, all guerrilla forces under the EPL regional chiefs of staff in the following districts will be consolidated in nine camps:

two in Urabá, two in Córdoba, one in Antioquia, one in Viejo Caldas, one in Norte de Santander, one in Sierra Nevada and one in Bolívar.

Two months from their establishment, these nine camps will be reduced to seven by merging the two camps in Urabá and the two camps in Córdoba.

The possibility of merging the camps in Bolívar and Serra Nevada will also be studied.

The national government will be responsible for servicing camps from the date they are established.

The exact location of the camps and the regulations and provisions to which they are subject will be studied by a joint government–EPL commission, which shall submit its conclusions to the government and the EPL negotiating commission within two weeks from this agreement to allow their study and approval.

The EPL negotiating commission will be located in one of the camps defined above.

Four bilateral commissions will be established, each comprising two members of the government and two members of EPL, to study and draw up proposals related to the following matters within 15 days:

Political aspects:

working area for analysing the legal situation of fighters from the insurgent movement, especially those currently held prisoner, and the political transition of guerrilla fighters to civil life upon completion of the process, in addition to matters related to the participation of EPL in the National Constitutional Assembly.

Regional processes and development plans:

analysis of the various regional processes in the zones in which EPL is present and the establishment of guidelines for designing socio-economic plans to benefit communities.

Factors of violence:

to discourage the various factors of violence that persist in the country, the national, regional and specific phenomena that generate them will be analysed, taking into account all factors for the protection of human rights and the defence of the civil population against abuses of all kinds.

Permanent commission:

for the operation and logistical servicing of camps.

Once EPL forces are concentrated in the camps and the proposals for the working commissions have been approved, legal representatives of EPL will be appointed to carry out the required political steps for the implementation and conclusion of the process.

Representatives will be free from legal impediments at the time of their appointment and the required security measures will be in place.

The government and EPL will jointly draw up a security plan for this purpose.

The national government and EPL ratify their willingness to implement these agreements to allow a political solution to the armed conflict and invite the other guerrilla organisations to contribute to achieving peace.

The full implementation of these agreements will allow EPL to participate in the National Constitutional Assembly, creating the conditions for the transition to civil life, which we intend will occur at the end of the sessions of the National Constitutional Assembly.

The national government and EPL reiterate their invitation to Colombia’s Catholic Church to act as moral and spiritual tutor in this process.

Por el Gobierno Nacional

JESÚS ANTONIO BEJARANO

Consejero Presidencial

REYNALDO GARY

Asesor Consejería

CARLOS EDUARDO JARA MILLO

Asesor Consejería

TOMAS CONCHA S.

Sec. Integración Popular

Por el Ejército Popular de Ltberación

BERNARDO GUTIÉRREZ

Mando Central

MARCOS JARA

Comandante Estado Mayor Central

ANÍBAL PALACIO

Partido Comunista de Colombia (M-L)