The Ombudsman demanded FARC terrorist and dissident groups to leave the civilian population outside the conflict after attack in Huila.
The Ombudsman’s Office rejects the attack in La Plata Huila. He says it is a violation of IHL.
A serious infraction to International Humanitarian Law (DIH) The Ombudsman described the attack caused by a motorcycle explosion bomb on April 17, in the middle of Holy Week in La Plata, Huila.
Two Thursday died and more than 20 people were injured. After the serious public order situation, the President of the Republic, Gustavo Petro, said the alleged participation of dissidents under the command of aka ‘Iván bite; In his wake, the Minister of Defense, Pedro Sánchez, landed in the city of Neivaand then move to silver, huila, and lead an extraordinary security council with the military and police dome, local and departmental authorities.
The head of the Defense portfolio offered up to 300 million pesos to capture those responsible, that would be part of the dissidents of ‘Iván Bite’ and today indicated responsible for the attack.
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After this incident, The Ombudsman had launched an alert, where he warned about the expansion of dissidents and the risk of this type of facts, which have resulted in several consumptions due to communities, as well as a massive displacement in 2023; Multiple cases of recruitment, use and use of children and adolescents and various cases of selective murders.
During his visit to the department of Huila, the Minister of Defense announced: “There he will reaffirm that Colombia does not kneel against the violent: Neither bombs nor terror will make us go back in our firm purpose of protecting Colombians and fighting criminals. ”
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On the other hand, The Ombudsman’s OfficeHe called on the government and institutions to pay more attention to early alerts To prevent these events and at the same time, it reiterated to the Non -State armed groups that make presence and have to act in this area of Huila that it is imperative to leave the civilian population outside the conflict and unrestrictedly comply with the principles of distinction, caution and caution and Proportionality of international humanitarian law.
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