Furthermore, Amnesty International is alarmed to observe a clear trend towards strengthening the mechanisms of impunity which have so far protected the majority of those responsible for the worst atrocities, and have denied victims and their families their inalienable right to truth, justice and integral reparation.
Measures such as the provision of judicial police powers to the security forces could not only facilitate the perpetration of abuses by allowing for detentions and house searches without judicial authorization, but could also reduce the possibility of full and impartial investigations into human rights violations committed by the security forces with or without their paramilitary allies, and of bringing to justice those responsible.
As for the initiation of peace talks with paramilitary groups, Amnesty International recalled that the international community has for years called for these groups to be dismantled. These groups are responsible for the vast majority of human rights violations.
Measures such as the provision of judicial police powers to the security forces could not only facilitate the perpetration of abuses by allowing for detentions and house searches without judicial authorization, but could also reduce the possibility of full and impartial investigations into human rights violations committed by the security forces with or without their paramilitary allies, and of bringing to justice those responsible.
As for the initiation of peace talks with paramilitary groups, Amnesty International recalled that the international community has for years called for these groups to be dismantled. These groups are responsible for the vast majority of human rights violations.