Liberals’ expanded Colombia human rights report still falls short: Rights advocates

Unscrutinized mining and oil investments remain the ‘elephant in the room’, says critic.

Liberal MP Mark Eyking and other members of the House Trade Committee will have to decide whether to undertake a study of this year's report on human rights in Colombia in the fall.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY PETER MAZEREEUW

July 27, 2016

The Liberal government released its first take on an annual report on human rights in Colombia last week, which included an expanded section on human rights issues in the country but still fell short of the expectations of labour and human rights advocates. The...

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