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  3. News Release

    Colombia: FARC’s Killing of Captives a War Crime

    (Washington, DC) – The killing of four captive members of the Colombian security forces by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) shows the guerrilla group’s blatant disregard for human life and the laws of war, Human Rights Watch said today. On November 26, 2011, the bodies of four ...

  6. Letter

    Colombia: Letter to U.S. Ambassador William Wood on Demobilization Process

    There are two competing plans for the demobilization of paramilitaries in Colombia. In its recent report, Human Rights Watch states a strong preference for the proposal that presents the best hope for an end to paramilitary violence, and sends the right message to other illegal armed groups such as ...

  7. Letter

    Letter to the Foreign Ministers of the Member States of the OAS

    In a letter to the foreign ministers of the member states of the Organization of American States, Human Rights Watch asks them to ensure that the OAS does not lend its support to a demobilization plan that grants impunity to Colombian paramilitaries. Dear Foreign Minister, I write you with regard ...

  9. News Release

    Colombia: President Must Affirm ICC at the U.N.

    (New York)- Colombian President Álvaro Uribe should reiterate his government's commitment to the International Criminal Court (ICC) when he addresses the U.N. General Assembly. President Uribe's speech, scheduled for Tuesday, will provide a key opportunity to highlight the ICC's ...

  10. News Release

    Colombia's ICC Declaration a "Prelude to Impunity"

    (New York)- Colombian President Alvaro Uribe should immediately reverse Colombia's decision not to accept, for a period of seven years, the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC) over war crimes. The Colombian government only recently admitted having made this decision, which ...

  12. Impact

    Justice in Colombia

    In July 1997, paramilitaries working with the Colombian Army killed more than thirty residents of Mapirip醤, Meta. Army general Jaime Usc醫egui was implicated in the massacre and sentenced by a military tribunal to serve only forty months in prison. In a February 2001 press release, Human Rights ...

  13. Impact

    Take Action Now: Crisis in Colombia

    On July 10, Human Rights Watch issued a public letter to Manuel Marulanda, the commander-in-chief of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (known as the FARC), Colombia's main rebel group. Based on a HRW mission to territory in Colombia under the FARC's control, ...

  14. Impact

    Colombian Military Officer Prosecuted for Atrocities

    A Colombian Army officer whose links with abusive paramilitary groups was a focus of our February 2000 report, "The Ties That Bind: Colombia and Military-Paramilitary Links," is now being prosecuted by civilian courts, in part due to the high profile given the case by Human Rights Watch. ...

  16. Letter

    Letter to President Frei: Arrest of Gen. Pinochet

    Human Rights Watch is writing regarding the Chilean government's misguided response to the October 16 arrest in London of General Augusto Pinochet. It is with great surprise that we have observed the Chilean government's actions to obstruct the course of justice based on the unfounded ...