On Monday, USLEAP delivered a report to Congress that shows inconsistency among judges hearing anti-union violence cases, a confused process for motive assignment, and almost no progress against impunity.
The USLEAP report, drawing on new information from the Colombian Commission of Jurists (CCJ), raises several key issues with the convictions achieved in 2007 against perpetrators of anti-union violence. In particular, the report finds that:
- The process of assigning motives in cases of assassination of union members is deeply flawed and inaccurate.
- The motive categories used by the Colombian Attorney General's office are confusing and misleading, and often false.
- Perpetrators of anti-union violence continue to enjoy a high level of impunity for their crimes.
Information from the CJJ confirmed that to date, the Special Labor Courts assigned to deal with the large backlog of anti-union violence cases in Colombia have still not acheived substantial progress against impunity.
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