Colombia
Practice Relating to Rule 83. Removal or Neutralization of Landmines
Colombia’s Law Implementing the Ottawa Convention (2002) states:
The “National Humanitarian Missions for the verification of facts and the formulation of recommendations” have the following functions:
1. Carry out visits to places where the presence of anti-personnel mines has been established or is suspected.
2. Verify the existence of anti-personnel mines in the visited place by means of inspections and interviews.
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6. Formulate recommendations and observations so that the State adopts all necessary measures as soon as possible to ensure the detected or suspected anti-personnel mines are properly marked and isolated until their destruction.