Colombian President Álvaro Uribe has presented a bill to his congress that would allow paramilitaries who have committed atrocities to skip prison for a fee. Among them are men that have ordered and carried out the killings of thousands of Colombian civilians.
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Colombia: Proposed Bill Allows Accused Paramilitaries to Skip Prison
A Human Rights Watch Briefing Paper
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