7. For Peace and Human Rights.

The peace agreements between Barco's government and M-19 in March of 1990 and afterwards with the PRT, the Quitin Lame, the EPL, the insertion of former combatants of these movements into civil life, and the new constitution, were not able to substantially decrease the armed confrontation because the main insurgent groups FARC, ELN and part of the EPL were not part of the agreements. On the other hand the new president, Cesar Gaviria, from the moment of his taking office, declared an "integral war" on the insurgent groups. On the day of the National Constitutional Assembly elections, he ordered an attack on the FARC camp in Casaverde, an event that deteriorated the conflict and encouraged the growth of the guerrilla fronts.
The Gaviria government in the presumption of defeating the insurgent groups with the integral war resorted to the special conditions of the State of Internal Commotion to use all the human and economic resources for the purpose of war. It applied measures that ignored the economic rights of the people and violated their civil and political rights, nullifying the rights given by the new constitution. In light of this situation the VII Forum directed the Committee's actions to secure the rights of the Constitution; demand the depuration of the Armed Forces of the elements responsible for Human Rights violations; demilitarization of civil life and disarming of paramilitary groups; provide guarantees to local representatives in their mission of defending Human Rights; void the measures dictated by the State of Internal Commotion; guarantee the return of those displaced to their homes with monetary compensation and apply without restrictions the International Humanitarian Law by the parts of the armed conflict.
The actions of the committee were severely limited at this time due to the lack of economic resources. The permanent funds from senators and representatives were cut off and the Committee was forced to look for assistance from international organizations.