jud icial ▁execution s ▁would ▁qual ify ▁as ▁forced ▁disappear ances ▁if ▁they ▁had ▁been ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁agents ▁of ▁the ▁government ▁or ▁on ▁its ▁beh alf , ▁but ▁never theless ▁remained ▁" bl at ant ▁viol ations ▁of ▁the ▁F AR C - EP ' s ▁oblig ations ▁under ▁international ▁human itar ian ▁law ▁and ▁in ▁particular ▁key ▁prov isions ▁of ▁article ▁ 4 ▁of ▁Pro tocol ▁II , ▁which ▁protect s ▁against ▁violence ▁to ▁the ▁life , ▁physical , ▁and ▁mental ▁well - be ing ▁of ▁persons , ▁tort ure , ▁and ▁ill - tre at ment ". ▁ ▁The ▁Colomb ian ▁human ▁rights ▁organization ▁C INE P ▁reported ▁that ▁F AR C - EP ▁killed ▁an ▁estimated ▁total ▁of ▁ 4 9 6 ▁civ ili ans ▁during ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Use ▁of ▁gas ▁cyl inder ▁mort ars ▁and ▁land min es ▁ ▁The ▁F AR C - EP ▁has ▁employed ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁impro vised ▁mort ars ▁made ▁from ▁gas ▁can ister s ▁( or ▁cyl ind ers ), ▁when ▁launch ing ▁attacks . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Watch , ▁the ▁F AR C - EP ▁has ▁killed ▁civ ili ans ▁not ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁conflict ▁through ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁gas ▁cyl inder ▁mort ars ▁and ▁its ▁use ▁of ▁land min es . ▁ ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Watch ▁cons iders ▁that ▁" the ▁F AR C - EP ' s ▁continued ▁use ▁of ▁gas ▁cyl inder ▁mort ars ▁shows ▁this ▁armed ▁group ' s ▁flag rant