L’Organizzazione United Nations has designated the outgoing President of Colombia Alvaro Uribe, whose government was marked by allegations of violations of human rights as a member of an international commission to investigate the Israeli army against the Flotilla on attachment that would bring help humanitarian in the Gaza Strip. The secretary generals of the UN, Ban Ki-moon, seen as a step forward that Tel Aviv, after two months of intensive diplomatic efforts, has accepted an investigation into the events. Nell'assalto armed Israeli attack on the flotilla, which departed from Turkey to Gaza, were killed nine Turkish human rights activists, provoking international condemnation. From different parts of world military action was condemned and described as a violation of human rights, especially since the facts are in international waters. Ban Ki-moon wanted the investigation would help to lower tensions in the region. "The creation of this committee will have a positive effect on improving relations between Israel and Turkey and at the same time will bring a positive impact in the peace process in the Middle East," he said.
The commission will investigate the facts, will be captained by former New Zealand Prime Minister Geoffrey Palmer, as president, and the representative of Colombia, Alvaro Uribe, as vice president. After the announcement of the creation of the Committee, the UN spokesman, Martin Nesirky said that it will be made by a representative of Turkey and one of Israel, for a total of only four members. For many analysts, the authority of the Committee is limited, therefore the spokesman said that its members will be those who will need to decide whether to call witnesses or to visit the area to carry out their mandate. "The secretary general made it clear that an investigation will be impartial and reliable, in line with international standards," he assured Nesirky.
Compared to the election of Uribe as Vice-Chairman of the Committee, argues Nesirky that "the Secretary-General looks forward to Geoffrey Palmer and the outgoing president of Colombia to perform this task in an impartial manner. They will not do anything more. " During the eight years of Uribe's government, there have been many complaints of violation of human rights in Colombia. In fact, a report by the International Committee of the Red Cross, published in April this year showed that only in this Latin American country in 2009 were committed some 800 violations of humanitarian law.
Violations "most worrying" according to the Red Cross, are summary executions, or so-called "false positives", the civilians that are presented by the army as Colombian guerrillas killed in combat in order to show results to their superiors and to obtain benefits. In addition, a special rapporteur of the United Nations on May 27 reported that cases of extrajudicial executions in Colombia has reached 98.5 percent of impunity and persistent "serious problems" of security in the country. During Uribe's government also has ordered the Armed Forces of Colombia, the illegal construction of a military strike in Ecuadorian territory on the pretext of dismantling a temporary camp of the guerrillas. These events led to the breakup of the relationship between Quito and Bogota, which have only recently begun a negotiating table to reconstruct the relations diplomats.
Israel military ally of Colombia
Israel is one of the leading countries that provide military equipment to Colombia. The
Colombian Air Force has reported that it had received three aircraft purchased by Israel as part of a program of modernization of weaponry brought by the government of Alvaro Uribe. According to the study, Colombia in 2009 for the military spending to 3.7 percent of its gross domestic product, ranking first among the countries of the continent. In 2008 the Government of Colombia has concluded a contract with Israel for $ 165 million for the purchase of 13 fighter-type Kafir and upgrading of 11 others in the fleet. Source: Telesur
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