Uruguay adopts landmark law to tackle impunity | Ekklesia

Uruguay adopts landmark law to tackle impunity | Ekklesia: "The Uruguayan Congress has adopted a new law that marks an important step toward justice for the many victims of gross human rights violations during the country’s period of military rule.

The law eliminates the effects of the 1986 Amnesty Law (also known as Expiry Law), which protected police and military personnel from being prosecuted for human rights violations, and repeals a statute of limitations that would have prevented victims from filing criminal complaints as of 1 November."

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