[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 28, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 45197]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-18588]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 10863]


Certification Related to Foreign Military Financing for Colombia 
Under Section 7045(B)(4) of the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019

    Pursuant to the authority vested in the Secretary of State, 
including under section 7045(b)(4) of the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 (Div. F, Pub. 
L. 116-6), I hereby certify and report that:
    (A) 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 to 
sentence them to deprivation of liberty;
    (B) the Government of Colombia is taking effective steps to reduce 
attacks against human rights defenders and other civil society 
activists, trade unionists, and journalists, and judicial authorities 
are prosecuting those responsible for such attacks; and
    (C) 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.
    This Certification shall be published in the Federal Register and 
shall be transmitted, along with the accompanying Memorandum of 
Justification, to the appropriate committees of Congress.

    Dated: August 13, 2019.
Michael R. Pompeo,
Secretary of State.
[FR Doc. 2019-18588 Filed 8-27-19; 8:45 am]
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