Overview
- Recommendation 201VG/2025 to the Defense Ministry follows a May 6 operation in La Cieneguilla, Badiraguato, that killed Leidy, 11, and Alexa, 7, and left four relatives injured.
- The CNDH concluded there were grave human-rights violations for illegitimate, disproportionate use of firearms and said soldiers are directly responsible for failing to protect life.
- The directive requires an institutional apology, comprehensive reparations via the CEAV, medical and psychological care, restitution of the family’s vehicle, and cooperation with administrative and criminal investigations.
- It also mandates specialized training on the National Law on the Use of Force for the implicated units and the issuance of an official circular detailing the course content.
- Six soldiers remain detained in connection with the case, and the Centro Prodh criticized the recommendation as falling short on examining systemic accountability in military deployments.