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Uruguay

Uruguay: Ex-President Faces Prosecution for Military-Era Abuses
Criminal charges filed against a former Uruguayan president for killings committed under military rule represent an important step toward establishing responsibility for gross human rights abuses, Human Rights Watch said today.
May 20, 2005    Press Release
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Uruguay: Child Soldiers Global Report 2001
From the Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers
There are no indications of under-18s in government armed forces.
June 12, 2001    Multi Country Report

Uruguay Signs War Crimes Treaty
Court's Momentum in Latin America Praised
Human Rights Watch today applauded Uruguay's signing of the Rome Treaty for the International Criminal Court. With this signature, 121 states have signed the treaty, including almost all of Latin America.
December 19, 2000    Press Release
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Uruguay: Landmine Monitor Report 2000
Uruguay signed the Mine Ban Treaty on 3 December 1997 but has not yet ratified. While ratification legislation was sent to the Congress on 4 September 1998, it was not passed before the change in government on 1 March 2000.33 According to a Foreign Ministry official, the ratification legislation needs to be reintroduced to the new Congress, and the Foreign Ministry intends to do so.34 In a letter to the ICBL dated 26 June 2000, Minister of Foreign Affairs Didier Opertti said, "I would like to inform you that in my recent meeting with the Members of the International Relations Committee of the Congress I strongly urged them to speed up the ratification process of the Convention. After perceiving a positive response I feel encouraged to believe that the process will be soon finished."
August 1, 2000    Multi Country Report

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