We have received a press release from the Center for Justice and International Law ( CEJIL ) on the public ceremony of acknowledgement of responsibility by the Colombian State in the targeted death of Senator Manuel Cepeda Vargas in Bogota, Colombia on August 9, 1994.
An important step forward in the fight against impunity in Colombia, resulting from the first intervention of
an international tribunal on the assassination of public figures,
activists and supporters of the Colombian left in dirty war episodes,
especially the systematic persecution of Patriotic Union .
We have translated and added hyperlinks to the statement and some more background information on the subject at the end.
We have translated and added hyperlinks to the statement and some more background information on the subject at the end.
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| Manuel Cepeda Vargas, Senator of the Patriotic Union (UP), was murdered in Bogota, Colombia on August 9, 1994 Picture from Semana |
CEJIL Press release (Spanish)
Colombian State acknowledges responsibility for execution of Manuel Cepeda
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This act of acknowledgment of responsibility was carried out in compliance with the ruling issued on May 26, 2010 by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR ), holding Colombian State authorities responsible for the extrajudicial execution of Senator Manuel Cepeda.
