In a letter to the U.S. Congress, WOLA, LAWG, CIP and USOC express concern regarding the continuous killings of civilians by Colombian soldiers despite actions taken by the Colombian government. Such shocking behavior, by members of a military that receives hundreds of millions of dollars per year in U.S. government funding, is just one example of hundreds of cases of so-called "extrajudicial executions" that have taken place throughout Colombia. Extrajudicial executions have become so widespread that the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navy Pillay, recently described them as a "systematic practice." In a letter to the U.S. Congress, WOLA, LAWG, CIP and USOC express concern regarding the continuous killings of civilians by Colombian soldiers despite actions taken by the Colombian government. Such shocking behavior, by members of a military that receives hundreds of millions of dollars per year in U.S. government funding, is just one example of hundreds of cases of so-called "extrajudicial executions" that have taken place throughout Colombia. Extrajudicial executions have become so widespread that the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navy Pillay, recently described them as a "systematic practice."
Please click here to read the letter sent to the U.S. Congress.
