August 2001
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Vol. 13, No.3(B)
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COLOMBIA
BEYOND NEGOTIATION
International Humanitarian Law and its
Application to the Conduct of the FARC-EP
I. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Recommendations
To the FARC-EP
To the Governments Taking Part in the Facilitating Commission in the Negotiations between the FARC-EP and the Colombian Government (Canada, Cuba, France, Italy, Norway, Mexico, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Venezuela)
To the Colombian Government
II. APPLICABLE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
The Definition of Civilian Population
Fair and Impartial Trials
The FARC-EP Response
III. ABDUCTIONS AND EXTRAJUDICIAL EXECUTIONS
Juan de Jesús Ossa Giraldo
The Gnostic Killings
Guillermo Lombana Lizcano and William Vargas Silva
People's Advocate Investigations
IV. INHUMANE TREATMENT OF CAPTURED COMBATANTS
V. INDISCRIMINATE WEAPONS
VI. HOSTAGE TAKING
VII. ATTACKS ON MEDICAL WORKERS AND HEALTH FACILITIES
VIII. CHILD SOLDIERS
IX. FORCED DISPLACEMENT
X. CONCLUSIONS
APPENDIX: THE FARC-EP RESPONSE TO HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH'S LETTER
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