Abstract

RESTREPO-BETANCUR, Luis Fernando. The impact of antipersonnel mines in Colombia in the last thirty years. Rev. Crim. [online]. 2022, vol.64, n.2, pp.77-88.  Epub Feb 08, 2023. ISSN 1794-3108.  https://doi.org/10.47741/17943108.356.

The armed conflict in Colombia has been characterized by the presence of illegal groups, who use landmines as one of their main weapons. The objective of this research was to statistically evaluate the cases related to landmine victims in Colombia between 1990 and 2020. The research process was generated from data provided by the Office of the High Commissioner for Peace, and a multiple correspondence and frequency distribution analysis was used. It was found that 60.5% of the statistics related to antipersonnel mines are associated with military personnel linked to the Armed Forces, and that in 19.7% of the incidents involving these weapons the affected person loses his or her life, and also that 10.2% of the reported cases correspond to minors. It was also found that the departments of Antioquia, Meta, Nariño and Caquetá had the highest number of incidents. It is concluded that the country must make its maximum effort to eradicate the mines that are still planted in the territory, and work together with the international community and the ex-guerrillas reintegrated into society in order to promote a mine-free country.

Keywords : Threats; terrorism; violence; victimization; Amputation; wounding; injuries.

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