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Colombia Military Operations Kill 107 Minors Under Three Governments

Colombian military operations under Duque, Petro, and De la Espriella administrations killed 107 minors.

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A total of 107 minors have died in military operations during the governments of Iván Duque, Gustavo Petro, and Abelardo de la Espriella. [1] The consolidated record shows 42 cases of minor deaths during the Duque government, 62 during the Petro government, and three during the De la Espriella government. [2] Three minors died in a Colombian Army bombing against FARC dissidents led by 'Calarcá' in Guaviare, causing indignation against President Abelardo De La Espriella. [3] Representative Oscar Benavides announced the filing of a motion of censure against Defense Minister Jorge Eduardo Mora regarding the death of three minors during a military operation in Guaviare. [4] The National Institute of Legal Medicine confirmed that three of the ten individuals killed during the joint military and police operation in Guaviare were minors. [5] Defense Minister Guillermo Botero resigned following the revelation of the 2019 San Vicente del Caguán airstrike where eight minors were killed. [6] During Gustavo Petro's government (2022-2026), about 60 children and adolescents died in military operations. [7] During Iván Duque's government (2018-2022), more than 40 minors died in military operations against armed groups, leading to criticism and the resignation of Defense Minister Guillermo Botero in 2021 amid a motion of censure. [8] President Abelardo De La Espriella said that 'the bandits who for decades have recruited minors to turn them into combatants or human shields must pay for those crimes that violate humanitarian law,' without mentioning the deaths of the 15 and 16-year-olds. [9] Representative Oscar Benavides questioned the intelligence information available to authorities before authorizing the bombing and demanded an evaluation of the risk posed to minors present in the area. [10] The Ministry of Defense stated that the recruitment and use of minors by armed organizations constitute a grave violation of International Humanitarian Law and a war crime. [11]
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  1. A total of 107 minors have died in military operations during the governments of Iván Duque, Gustavo Petro, and Abelardo de la Espriella. · Caracol Radio
  2. The consolidated record shows 42 cases of minor deaths during the Duque government, 62 during the Petro government, and three during the De la Espriella government. · Caracol Radio
  3. Three minors died in a Colombian Army bombing against FARC dissidents led by 'Calarcá' in Guaviare, causing indignation against President Abelardo De La Espriella. · Publimetro Colombia
  4. Representative Oscar Benavides announced the filing of a motion of censure against Defense Minister Jorge Eduardo Mora regarding the death of three minors during a military operation in Guaviare. · El Colombiano
  5. The National Institute of Legal Medicine confirmed that three of the ten individuals killed during the joint military and police operation in Guaviare were minors. · El Colombiano
  6. Defense Minister Guillermo Botero resigned following the revelation of the 2019 San Vicente del Caguán airstrike where eight minors were killed. · Caracol Radio
  7. During Gustavo Petro's government (2022-2026), about 60 children and adolescents died in military operations. · Publimetro Colombia
  8. During Iván Duque's government (2018-2022), more than 40 minors died in military operations against armed groups, leading to criticism and the resignation of Defense Minister Guillermo Botero in 2021 amid a motion of censure. · Publimetro Colombia
  9. President Abelardo De La Espriella said that 'the bandits who for decades have recruited minors to turn them into combatants or human shields must pay for those crimes that violate humanitarian law,' without mentioning the deaths of the 15 and 16-year-olds. · Publimetro Colombia
  10. Representative Oscar Benavides questioned the intelligence information available to authorities before authorizing the bombing and demanded an evaluation of the risk posed to minors present in the area. · El Colombiano
  11. The Ministry of Defense stated that the recruitment and use of minors by armed organizations constitute a grave violation of International Humanitarian Law and a war crime. · El Colombiano
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