They recover the indigenous child held by the FARC dissidents

The humanitarian organization did not provide details of the age or ethnicity of the young man, but the EMC through its social networks reported the “handover of an indigenous minor” who, according to this armed group, was “infiltrated in Nariño by the military forces “, whom he accused of violating the bilateral ceasefire in force.

It is the first release facilitated by the ICRC, which plays a neutral role in mediating in this type of situation, so far this year.

“The neutral intermediation that we develop in the releases has an exclusively humanitarian character, as it makes it easier for people who are deprived of liberty to reestablish contact with their loved ones and in many cases return to their communities,” said the head of the subdelegation. of the ICRC in Cali, Juan Carlos Carrera.

Carrera regretted that “armed conflicts and violence continue to affect thousands of people in the country and, in some departments, such as Nariño, the situation is complex.”

For this reason, the ICRC reminded “state and non-state armed actors that they must respect international humanitarian law, which protects the civilian population and those who have stopped participating in hostilities.”