Colombia's armed organization is slaughtering people who do not respond to refraining from going out with new coronavirus measures



Human Rights Watch (HRW), a nonprofit human rights organization, said that the armed group of Colombia killed and abused civilians in the name of preventing the spread of the new coronavirus infection (COID-19). I am reporting.

Colombia: Armed Groups' Brutal Covid-19 Measures | Human Rights Watch
https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/07/15/colombia-armed-groups-brutal-covid-19-measures

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Due to the epidemic of COVID-19, Colombia is implementing curfew and lockdown to prevent the spread of infection. According to HRW, at least 11 out of 32 states in Colombia have been monitored by militants under curfew, and have made their own judgment to detain and abuse or kill civilians. Did.

Jose Miguel Bivanco, HRW's US Branch Chief, said, 'In the community across Colombia, militants are taking unique and radical steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Reflects the government's missteps in establishing a nation's presence in rural areas of the country.'

In the province of Bolivar in northern Colombia, the National Liberation Army (ELN) of the leftist opposition guerrilla said, 'Only people working in grocery stores, bakeries, and pharmacies can go out for work, and others are at home. Must be present”. ELN forms an armed group with the remnants of the same Revolutionary Armed Forces guerrilla, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), and brutalizes those who do not comply with curfew.


by Julián Ortega Martínez

While these measures enforce lockdowns, they also make food procurement difficult for local communities. In Tumaco, a port town in the southwestern part of Colombia, it became impossible for the residents to sell fish and shellfish because fishing was not possible due to control by armed groups. Also, since the curfew was set at 5 pm, people who sold food at the stalls to make a living could not work. The locals say, 'Even if I dare to go out, there is no one to buy it, so business is not established and my family is starving.'

The Colombian government allows outings to access medical services and banks. However, the armed groups are more restrictive and do not allow any outings. Even if you get sick, you can't even go to the hospital.



The HRW argues that all armed groups should 'respect the rights of Colombian citizens and stop deliberate attacks on civilians.' He also advised the Government of Colombia, 'To take more effective and appropriate measures to protect the right to people's health and to ensure that people have food and water, and to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Should take the duty.'

``To prevent the spread of COVID-19, the harsh penalties imposed by civilian groups by armed groups were attacked and sometimes killed when people in remote remote communities in Colombia went out,'' said Bivanco. Governments should urgently improve their efforts to protect these communities, secure adequate food and water, and protect their health from the effects of COVID-19.'

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