2023-05-03 14:00:00
“International humanitarian law establishes that people must be treated with humanity in all circumstances, particularly those who do not participate or have ceased to participate in hostilities. In this context, we welcome the gesture of the armed group to surrender to these people so that they can reunite with their families.
An essential element of our work is helping families separated by armed conflict to meet again,” said Hugo Fiz Palacios, head of the ICRC sub-delegation in Florence.
The ICRC team established that the two people were in good health, which is why they were transferred to another area where they were reunited with their families.
“In the south of the country, multiple humanitarian consequences continue to occur due to armed conflicts and violence that directly impact communities. That is why we insist to all parties to the conflict on the importance of respecting international humanitarian law to mitigate these effects and alleviate the suffering that this reality generates.
We are ready to provide our services as neutral intermediaries when it is useful to achieve these objectives,” added Fiz Palacios.
So far in 2023, the ICRC has facilitated the release of 32 people who were in the hands of armed groups.
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