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Colombia seeking to 'undermine' UN Human Rights claims: report
by Adriaan Alsema January 13, 2020
Colombia’s Foreign Ministry is reportedly seeking information in order to “undermine” the annual report of the United Nations’ Human Rights Office that is expected in February.
According to news website La Linea del Medio, the foreign ministry’s top human rights official, Mirza Gnecco, sent out the curious request after receiving the UN’s basic conclusions ahead of the formal presentation in Geneva.
These conclusions paint a bleak picture of a deteriorating human rights situation in Colombia, according to La Linea del Medio.
In an email, Gnecco reportedly called on the government agencies to “collect relevant information, not only related to regulations, policies, plans, judicial investigations and protective measures, but also in order to undermine the assertions, concepts and indicators put forward by the Office” of UN Human Rights chief Michelle Bachelet.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/colombia-seeking-to-undermine-pending-un-human-rights-report/