Commission welcomes peace agreement in Colombia and calls for full respect for human rights – Terra Peru

The Commission today welcomed the peace agreement the Colombian government with the guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and asked to be implemented with full respect for human rights.

In a statement, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), based in Washington, called the State to guarantee access to information and respect for plurality in the debate on the referendum scheduled for next October 2 and must countersign the agreement announced last week in Havana.

“The Commission welcomes the efforts made by the State for the progressive realization of each of the agreements that integrate and understand that full compliance with the obligations of the State’s rights human should be central to its consolidation and implementation, “says the note.

The expected ceasefire and bilateral and definitive hostilities between the Colombian government and FARC began as zero hours on Monday August 29 (0500 GMT).

“In particular, we welcome the fact that the agreement contains a specific chapter on the rights of victims. The Commission is analyzing this chapter, as well as all the contents of the agreement, but the fact of its existence is quite remarkable and so we recognize it, “said the IACHR rapporteur for Colombia, Commissioner José de Jesús Orozco.

The Commission and Colombia reiterated his “commitment and willingness to cooperate with the peace process and monitors the implementation of the agreement within the framework of their duties”.

On the plebiscite, the Commission called on the State to “active mechanisms to ensure effective access to information on the agreement to exercise the right to vote and that the public debate involving all actors and all in an atmosphere of pluralism and tolerance of diverse opinions “is guaranteed.

The end of hostilities marks a milestone in the history of Colombia who for 52 years lived armed conflict with the guerrilla group, the largest in the country, a race that is calculated has left some 8 million victims and about 220,000 dead.

From July 20 last year ruled the country last unilateral ceasefire FARC as a measure to build confidence in the peace process, which was answered by the Government with the suspension of bombing the guerrilla camps, which significantly reduced the intensity of the conflict.