Colombia's new government must guarantee an independent justice system

Thursday 5 August 2010 Colombia’s new government must ensure the independence of the country’s justice system, allowing it to bring to justice those responsible for human rights abuses committed during the country’s long-running armed conflict. Colombia’s new government must ensure the independence of the country’s justice system, allowing it to bring to justice those responsible for human rights abuses committed during the country’s long-running armed conflict, Amnesty International has said. Juan Manuel Santos is set to be inaugurated as President of Colombia on 7 August, after winning…

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