Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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Question 66: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will support Amnesty International's campaign for the Mothers of Soacha in Colombia in relation to extra judicial executions. [46575/10]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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I am aware of the campaign by the Mothers of Soacha in relation to the alleged extrajudicial killings of their sons by the Colombian military in 2008. My concerns about impunity, including the specific case of the Mothers of Soacha, have been raised both bilaterally with the Colombian authorities and by the EU. The Colombian Ambassador to Ireland has agreed to bring these concerns to the attention of the Colombian Government. The case of the Mothers of Soacha was raised at the fourth round of the EU-Colombia human rights dialogue, which took place in Bogota on 23 November. Vice President Garzón has agreed to meet with the Mothers of Soacha and I understand that this meeting will take place on 11 December.

The Government will continue to monitor the human rights situation in Colombia both bilaterally (in Dublin and through our Embassy in Mexico, which is accredited to Colombia) and in cooperation with our EU partners with resident diplomatic missions in that country.