Child deaths in airstrikes highlight Colombia’s political contradictions

Child deaths in airstrikes highlight Colombia’s political contradictions

The recent airstrike on a FARC dissident camp led by Iván Mordisco, in which seven minors were killed in the Guaviare department of the Amazon, has placed Colombian President Petro at the center of an intense political debate. He has been particularly criticized for his shift from zero tolerance for airstrikes killing minors when he was in the opposition, to justifying them now that he is in office. Seguir leyendo