Colombia conflict violence drops to pre-FARC levels: Observers
Colombia conflict violence drops to pre-FARC levels: Observers
Posted by Adriaan Alsema on Jan 22, 2016
Ever since the FARC took up weapons in 1964, conflict-related levels of violence have never been as low as registered in the past half year, observers said.
Both the Ombudsman’s Office and the Center for Resources for the Analysis of Conflict (CERAC) reported that the FARC’s unilateral ceasefire that came into force on July 20 and the government’s suspension of air strikes have led to an unprecedented reduction of violence.
However, said the Ombudsman, the FARC have continued actions that threaten civilians and has broken its promise to no longer recruit child soldiers.
In the central Guaviare province, members of the FARC allegedly recruited two 16-year-old boys in spite the group’s promise to cease recruitment.
More:
http://colombiareports.com/conflict-violence-levels-drop-to-all-time-low-observers/