Human rights must be top priority in Colombia election campaign

Thursday 29 April 2010 All presidential candidates urged to send out a clear message that, if elected, they will put an end to many decades of abuses and impunity. Amnesty International has urged Colombia's presidential election candidates to make human rights a top priority ahead of the 30 May poll.Independent candidate Antanas Mockus and former defence minister Juan Manuel Santos are two of main contenders in the race to succeed current President Álvaro Uribe."It is shocking that, in a country where human rights are routinely abused by those participating in the 45-year-old internal armed…

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