# 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]

## What this stands on

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, News)
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, News)
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, News)
4. Defense Minister Jorge Mora stated that four deceased minors, three killed in a Guaviare airstrike and one in Catatumbo, 'were combatants'. (El Espectador, News)
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, News)
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, News)
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, News)

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