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"The Colombian government determinedly
waves the flag of International Humanitarian Law, as a mechanism for moderating
the effects of the conflict on the civilian population. One of the greatest
challenges that we face in this area is to persuade the armed protagonists
in the conflict to keep civilians out of the hostilities. Also, to persuade
civilians to avoid polarization, which do the armed protagonists promote.
It causes the break-up of communities and decreases the chances of humanizing
the conflict. The government has expressed its will to work hard on these
issues, and once again calls upon the illegal armed protagonists to abide
by the rules laid down in Protocol II and common article three of the Geneva
Conventions. It is about time that the rhetoric of humanization yielded
to real commitment".
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Humanitarian
agreements on anti-personnel landmines