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Colombian Court Orders Suspension of Bombings in Areas with Minors

A Bogota family court ordered the De La Espriella administration to suspend airstrikes in zones where minors are present.

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The 34th Family Court in Bogotá ordered the administration of Abelardo De La Espriella to immediately suspend any airstrikes in zones where minors are present. [1] Defense Minister Jorge Mora stated that the three deceased minors were combatants, despite acknowledging that the recruitment of minors constitutes a war crime. [2] The judicial decision was triggered by a legal challenge following reports from the Office of the Medical Legal that three minors died during the August 27 Operation Amón against Farc dissidents. [3] Defense Minister Jorge Mora stated that four deceased minors, three killed in a Guaviare airstrike and one in Catatumbo, 'were combatants'. [4] Rodrigo Lara argued that in a context where armed groups criminally recruit minors, it is 'materially impossible' to conduct military operations when justice determines such limits, effectively granting territorial immunity to narcoterrorists. [5] The 34th Family Court of Bogotá admitted a tutela (constitutional protection action) and ordered precautionary measures, instructing authorities to observe the superior interest and prevalence of children's rights alongside principles of distinction, precaution, and proportionality. [6] The judicial document requires the military forces to verify precautionary measures and ensure no less harmful operational alternative exists to achieve legitimate military objectives. [7]
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  1. The 34th Family Court in Bogotá ordered the administration of Abelardo De La Espriella to immediately suspend any airstrikes in zones where minors are present. · Publimetro Colombia
  2. Defense Minister Jorge Mora stated that the three deceased minors were combatants, despite acknowledging that the recruitment of minors constitutes a war crime. · Publimetro Colombia
  3. The judicial decision was triggered by a legal challenge following reports from the Office of the Medical Legal that three minors died during the August 27 Operation Amón against Farc dissidents. · Publimetro Colombia
  4. Defense Minister Jorge Mora stated that four deceased minors, three killed in a Guaviare airstrike and one in Catatumbo, 'were combatants'. · El Espectador
  5. Rodrigo Lara argued that in a context where armed groups criminally recruit minors, it is 'materially impossible' to conduct military operations when justice determines such limits, effectively granting territorial immunity to narcoterrorists. · El Espectador
  6. The 34th Family Court of Bogotá admitted a tutela (constitutional protection action) and ordered precautionary measures, instructing authorities to observe the superior interest and prevalence of children's rights alongside principles of distinction, precaution, and proportionality. · El Espectador
  7. The judicial document requires the military forces to verify precautionary measures and ensure no less harmful operational alternative exists to achieve legitimate military objectives. · Publimetro Colombia
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