Colombia : Congress should reject law reforming the military justice system

Headline Title: Colombia : Congress should reject law reforming the military justice system 12 June 2013 Members of Colombia ’s Congress should reject a proposed law whose purpose is to give greater powers to the military justice system and which will shield members of the armed forces and the police from justice for crimes under international law, Amnesty International said today.The law, due to be debated soon, will entrench impunity for violations of human rights and international humanitarian law committed by Colombia ’ssecurity forces.The security forces, either acting alone…

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