INTERINSTITUTIONAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION AND THE ANDEAN COMMISSION OF JURISTS

This document certifies the inter-institutional cooperation agreement entered into by the Truth And Reconciliation Commission, on the one hand, hereinafter CVR created by Supreme Decree 065-2001-PCM of June 4th, 2001, as amended by Supreme Decree 101-2001-PCM, represented by its Chairman Salomón Lerner Febres, identified with DNI 08771655, appointed by Supreme Resolution 330-2001-PCM, and authorized to sign cooperation agreements with private sectors entities, through Ministerial Resolution 212-2001-PCM, with domicile at Av. Salaverry N° 2802- San Isidro, Lima, and the Andean Commission of Jurists, hereinafter CAAJ, registered in the Public Registry of Lima in Card 5487 duly represented for this act by its Secretary General Renzo Chiri Marquez, according to a special power of attorney granted to its Executive Director to sign this agreement and which is attached to it, identified with DNI 0920247 with domicile at Los Sauces N° 285, San Isidro district, province and department of Lima, under the following terms and conditions:

FIRST: PARTIES TO THE AGREEMENT

The parties to this cooperation agreement are:

CVR is a government institution created by Decree Supreme 065-2001-PCM of June 4th, 2001, in charge of clarifying the process, facts and responsibilities of terrorist violence and violation of human rights produced from May 1980 to November 2000, imputable both to terrorist organizations and to state agencies. It also aims at proposing initiatives to strengthen peace and concord among Peruvians.

By virtue of its mandate, CVR can request cooperation from public and private institutions and from citizens at large, when it deems so relevant.

CAJ is an international non-profit association with consultative status before the United Nations Economic and Social Council, devoted to the defense and dissemination of the principles supporting the rule of law and democracy in the Andean region countries (Bolivia, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela).

SECOND: COMMON INTERESTS

CVR and CAJ share the interest and purpose of achieving national reconciliation, the rule of law and the strengthening of constitutional democracies, as well as preparing institutional, legal, educational and other reform recommendations to be considered in legislative, political or administrative initiatives.

THIRD: OBJECTIVE OF THE AGREEMENT

The objective of the agreement is to establish the framework of relations that will permit inter-institutional cooperation between CVR and CAJ to contribute in the design and execution of specific actions aimed at disseminating appropriate knowledge and application of international human rights standards and protection mechanism regulated by national and international human rights law, as well as incorporating CVR in the Juridical Information Network Program (hereinafter RIJ)

FOURTH: RIJ

RIJ is a CAJ program created to act as a means of communication and information between the judicial systems, the human rights national and international systems, the institutions related to the subject and civil society agents in the Andean region countries. It contains a data base with information regarding judicial reform programs, the activity of the Ombudsman, Andean countries legislation and human rights international law, among others.

FIFTH: COMMITMENT OF THE PARTIES

CVR commits to:

• Disseminate the RIJ program in the CVR’s regional, zonal and area offices.
• Provide CAJ non-reserved information on its activities and investigations to be disseminated on the RIJ’s web page.
• Cooperate with updating the information in the RIJ program data base regarding relevant.
• Select CVR personnel for training activities organized by CAJ.
• Provide non-reserved information requested by other RIJ members.

CAJ commits to:

• Incorporate CVR in the RIJ program as a participating institution.
• Provide CVR with institutional support for the development of training activities on human rights for its officials, using RIJ program’s data base as information source.
• Facilitating access of CVR to the RIJ program’s data base on human rights, judicial systems, ombudsman offices, national legislation, international criminal law, the fight against corruption, constitutional jurisprudence, jurisprudence on international decisions and other subjects.
• Facilitate a space within RIJ program’s web page to post information related to CVR’s activities.
• Provide CVR information services from CAJ’s information and documentation center as well as links to other RIJ program members.
• Invite CVR officials to RIJ’s training activities.
• Answer queries from CVR regional, zonal and area offices concerning human rights and the administration of justice.

SIXTH: SPECIFIC AGREEMENTS

Specific agreements will be prepared by cooperation areas. The agreement’s scope and duration, and the obligations of the parties will be established in the agreement. Additional areas of cooperation and their scope may also be identified.

SEVENTH: OPERATION COORDINATORS

The following operation coordinators will help to comply with the objectives of this agreement:

For CVR: Iris Jave Pinedo

For CAJ: Eddie Condor Chuqiruna

EIGHTH: CONTROVERSIES

This agreement is based upon the parties’ good faith. Any controversies arising its interpretation, execution or breach will be resolved by agreement of the parties.

NINTH: TERMINATION

Any of the parties may terminate the current agreement. To do so one of the parties will notify the other party in writing and one month and a half advance its intention of terminating the agreement.

TENTH: TERM

This agreement shall become effective as from its signing and until the COMMISSION completes its mandate in compliance with Supreme Decree N° 065-2001-PCM, or until it is terminated by any of the parties. In conformance with the contents and scope of this agreement, the parties sign it in two equally valid copies in Lima on the 14th day of March, 2002.

Renzo Chiri Marquez
Secretary General
ANDEAN COMISISION OF JURISTS

Salomón Lerner Febres
President
TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION