0 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁F AR C ▁broke ▁up ▁ten ▁large ▁ran ches ▁in ▁Meta , ▁an ▁eastern ▁Colomb ian ▁province , ▁and ▁distributed ▁the ▁land ▁to ▁local ▁subs istence ▁far mers . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁Uri be ▁administration , ▁several ▁F AR C - EP ▁front s , ▁most ▁not ably ▁in ▁C und in amar ca ▁and ▁Ant io quia , ▁were ▁broken ▁by ▁the ▁government ' s ▁military ▁operations . ▁ ▁On ▁ 5 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁the ▁F AR C ▁assass in ated ▁the ▁governor ▁of ▁Ant io quia , ▁Gu ill ermo ▁G avi ria ▁Cor rea , ▁his ▁ad visor ▁for ▁peace , ▁former ▁defence ▁minister ▁Gil berto ▁E che ver ri ▁Me j ía , ▁and ▁ 8 ▁soldiers . ▁The ▁F AR C ▁had ▁kid n apped ▁Mr . ▁G avi ria ▁and ▁Mr . ▁E che ver ri ▁a ▁year ▁earlier , ▁when ▁the ▁ 2 ▁men ▁were ▁leading ▁a ▁march ▁for ▁peace ▁from ▁Med ell ín ▁to ▁Ca iced o ▁in ▁Ant io quia . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ' ▁High ▁Commission er ▁for ▁Human ▁Rights ▁public ly ▁condem ned ▁the ▁group , ▁given ▁evidence ▁that ▁F AR C - EP ▁viol ated ▁article ▁ 1 7 ▁of ▁the ▁additional ▁Pro tocol ▁II ▁of ▁the ▁Gene va ▁Convention ▁and ▁international ▁human itar ian ▁law ,