Nevertheless, some countries, including Spain, Australia and Poland expressed concerns over cases of extrajudicial killings known as “false positives,” and the impunity that could arise as the result of the recently passed military justice reform. The reform
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Other representatives commented on the reparations to victims of violence, such as women and minorities.
Many countries, including Holland, Mexico, New Zealand and Nigeria, praised Colombia for its Victims and Land Restitution Law and the transitional justice model as a whole.
Colombia’s delegation was led by Vice-President Angelino Garzon, Interior Minister Fernando Carrillo and the Vice-Minister of Justice, Miguel Samper.
Garzon also took the opportunity to emphasize that the country’s oldest rebel insurgency, FARC, must commit to ending the conflict, compensate victims and to not commit crimes against humanity.
The Colombian representatives said that next Thursday they will present a report based on the recommendations made regarding human rights.
“The recommendation will now be evaluated to see which ones are to be accepted and a paper will be prepared in response to all the questions raised during this session,” said Garzon.
The 16th session of the