04/12/2019 “Ensuring meaningful justice for victims and accountability for the crimes committed during so many years of armed conflict is vital to reconciliation. We welcome efforts to strengthen accountability for war crimes and violations and abuses of human rights. Colombia must ensure that those responsible are held accountable, including when appropriate through prosecution and the imposition of sentences proportionate to crimes committed. Accountability should be for all, whether the crimes were committed by the FARC, paramilitaries, or state agents, including the military in Colombia.” – Ambassador Jonathan Cohen By United States Mission to the United Nations | 12 April, 2019 | Topics: Exclude, Highlights | Tags: Archive 2017-2021 Suggested for You Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield During a Joint Press Availability with Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Juan Carlos Holguín in Quito, Ecuador Excerpts of Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield in Conversation with Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Holguín and Ambassador Loose
“Ensuring meaningful justice for victims and accountability for the crimes committed during so many years of armed conflict is vital to reconciliation. We welcome efforts to strengthen accountability for war crimes and violations and abuses of human rights. Colombia must ensure that those responsible are held accountable, including when appropriate through prosecution and the imposition of sentences proportionate to crimes committed. Accountability should be for all, whether the crimes were committed by the FARC, paramilitaries, or state agents, including the military in Colombia.” – Ambassador Jonathan Cohen