:quality(85)//cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/4VAKRPFLOBEHVHUHKJJ34HN34Y.jpg "More than 268,000 minors were victims of the armed conflict in Colombia in 2022")
In the International Red Hands Day (February 12) – the date on which the signing of the protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child is commemorated, which condemns and prohibits the use of children and adolescents in armed conflicts – a new report was presented of the Childhood and Armed Conflict Observatory (ONCA-COALICO) which documents alarming figures on the involvement of minors in the crimes inherent in the confrontation.
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According to the text of the Coalition against the involvement of children and young people in the armed conflict in Colombia (COALICO), in 2022, 268,524 minors they were victims of the conflict between the Colombian state and the armed groups; call them dissidents from the FARC, the ELN, the Clan del Golfo or the local armed structures. This represents an increase of 11.5%compared to 2021.
So he let it be known Julia Castellanoscoordinator of Childhood and Armed Conflict Observatory of COALICO in an interview for Radio Blue:
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“Unfortunately the numbers in Colombia do not help us, in just 2022 at least we have registered 268,000 child and adolescent victims of armed conflict due to situations such as attacks on schools and hospitals; blockade of supplies; confinement, forced displacement, recruitment; use of children and adolescents; violations of the right to sexual and personal freedom”.
7 years after the signing of the peace agreements between the government of Juan Manuel Santos and the disappeared FARC-EP, the problem still persists. Reflecting on this, Julia considers it essential that, in the dialogues that are taking place now and in future conversations, incorporate, as a central axis, point respect for children’s rights, since:
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“Post-paramilitary demobilization groups; the structure of the Clan del Golfo; the ELN guerrillas; the local armed structures that emerge from these strongest and we have some former FARC (dissidents), all enter into a territorial dispute, in addition to other factors such as illicit crops, trafficking and other dynamics that persist despite the signing of peace”.
But that’s not all, one of the most worrying clues in the report concerns sexual violence. In armed conflict scenarios, illegal actors and even state entities often commit abuses against the civilian population, among them the violent carnal outburst:
“Sexual violence continues to be present in the Colombian context and in the context of the armed conflict, but unfortunately the presence of armed actors prevents people from filing complaints, there is also a very strong control, institutional mistrust and everyone It is increasingly difficult to monitor this situation ”
And he added: “Another very important element to highlight is what is happening with the issue of injuries and homicides of children and adolescents who are left in the middle of the conflict due to armed confrontation, but also mine injury situations. , unexploded devices and other procedural injuries, say to hitmen by these armed actors”, in an interview he had given a few hours earlier to Snail News.
In order, the events with higher recidivism rates These are: 75 violations of the rights to life and personal integrity; 66 recruitment links or cases; 36 forced displacements; 35 attacks and occupations of schools and hospitals; 15 violations of personal liberty; 10 blockages of basic service supplies, 10 civil-military campaigns in which the illegal use of minors was used and 4 cases of violation of the right to sexual freedom of children and adolescents. Be the occupation of schools and hospitals a trigger for everyone.