The armed strike that the ELN had been carrying out in Chocó was temporarily suspended in this department.
This was reported by the National Ombudsman, Carlos Camargo, who reported that before the announcement “international cooperation and members of community councils are delivering humanitarian aid in nine communities, three of them are recipients of displaced population and six are in a situation of displacement, from Sipí, Medio San Juan and Istmina”.
The official reported that “this first delivery, of fifteen tons, includes household goods, food, medicines, among other basic and necessary products.”
As will be recalled, said armed strike had affected more than nine thousand people from 52 communities in municipalities such as Nóvita, Sipí, Istmina, Litoral del San Juan and Medio San Juan, in the South Pacific.
Application
The Ombudsman asked the subversive group to put an end to the armed strike and work on events that contribute to the construction of peace, without endangering the integrity and lives of people, nor violating their other rights.
Camargo said “that the ELN announces the temporary suspension of the armed strike in the department of Chocó, reveals the seriousness of the effects it is causing in the civilian population. Peace is built with real gestures of peace, not endangering the integrity and life of people, nor violating their other rights.
The official indicated that through the Chocó regional office of the Defensoría del Puego, it continues to monitor the complex situation that has been affecting the civilian population.
cooperation
Camargo highlighted international cooperation with the delivery of humanitarian aid for vulnerable populations, which includes supplies, food, medicines, among other basic and necessary products. However, they have not been able to arrive due to territorial disputes between armed groups, such as the ELN and the Clan del Golfo.
In this sense, he explained that “there must be coherence by the ELN and not cause confusion. He is not the actor outside the law, the same one that causes terror in the civilian population, the one in charge of establishing safe passages or humanitarian corridors, although the temporary suspension of the strike that he is advancing is recognized ”.
Runners
The Ombudsman added that “although humanitarian corridors, also known as safe passages, are not expressly defined in international humanitarian law, it does make it clear that impartial humanitarian organizations are directly in charge of providing the assistance required to those who urgently need it.” needing, being victims of some effect derived from an armed conflict”.
In this sense, he stated that “there must be coherence by the ELN and not cause confusion. He is not the actor outside the law, the same one that causes terror in the civilian population, the one in charge of establishing safe passages or humanitarian corridors, although the temporary suspension of the strike that he is advancing is recognized ”.
For this reason, he reiterated the call to the ELN “to put an end to this armed strike, which has lasted six days and has seriously affected the communities. Peace is built with real gestures of peace, not endangering the integrity and life of people, nor violating their other rights.