Álvaro Leyva: Colombian state has the duty to ensure truth and justice
During his speech at the Meeting on Truth for Non-Repetition, the Foreign Minister of Colombia, Álvaro Leyva, stated that the Colombian state has the duty to ensure truth and justice to avoid repeating the violations of international and humanitarian law. teleSUR
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00:00 During his speech at the meeting on "Truth for Non-Repetition", the Prime Minister of
00:06 Colombia, Alberto Leyva, stated that the Colombian state has the duty to ensure truth and justice
00:12 to avoid repeating the violations of international and humanitarian law.
00:19 The Colombian state has the duty to ensure, by reasonable means, within its reach, truth,
00:25 justice and reparation measures of non-repetition with respect to great breaches of international
00:32 and humanitarian law and serious violations of human rights.
00:40 The GEP is an internationalized institution that does not form part of the ordinary jurisdiction.
00:47 It draws from external sources.
00:53 The truth is subscribed to in international treaties.
00:59 The foreign minister must appear every three months before the Security Council so that
01:04 it can be established whether the implementation is taking place.
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