Notice2021-17755
Certification Related to Foreign Military Financing for Colombia Under Regulations of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2021
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August 19, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 158 (Thursday, August 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 46749]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17755]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 11503]
Certification Related to Foreign Military Financing for Colombia
Under Regulations of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2021
Pursuant to the authority vested in the Secretary of State,
including under section 7045(b)(2)(B) of the Department of State,
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2021 (Div.
K, Pub. L. 116-260), I hereby certify that:
(i) The Special Jurisdiction for Peace and other judicial
authorities are taking effective steps to hold accountable perpetrators
of gross violations of human rights in a manner consistent with
international law, including for command responsibility, and sentence
them to deprivation of liberty;
(ii) the Government of Colombia is taking effective steps to
prevent attacks against human rights defenders and other civil society
activists, trade unionists, and journalists, and judicial authorities
are prosecuting those responsible for such attacks;
(iii) the Government of Colombia is taking effective steps to
protect Afro-Colombian and indigenous communities and is respecting
their rights and territory;
(iv) senior military officers responsible for ordering, committing,
and covering up cases of false positives are being held accountable,
including removal from active duty if found guilty through criminal or
disciplinary proceedings; and
(v) the Government of Colombia has investigated and is taking steps
to hold accountable Government officials credibly alleged to have
directed, authorized, or conducted illegal surveillance of political
opponents, government officials, journalists, and human rights
defenders, including through the use of assets provided by the United
States for combating counterterrorism and counternarcotics for such
purposes.
This Certification shall be published in the Federal Register and
shall be transmitted, along with the accompanying Memorandum of
Justification, to Congress.
Dated: July 29, 2021.
Antony J. Blinken,
Secretary of State.
[FR Doc. 2021-17755 Filed 8-18-21; 8:45 am]
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