Colombia
Other
2022
This statement was published by Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) on March 21, 2022. The statement includes text of a letter that ELN sent to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on January 16, 2022. The statement accuses the ICRC of taking actions that align the ICRC with the Colombian government in the armed conflict. An element of this accusation relates to a claim by ELN that the ICRC has remained publicly silent about recruitment and use of children by Colombian military forces.