Uruguay passes bill eliminating prescription of crimes against humanity

The Uruguayan Congress passed early Thursday a law that eliminates the effects of the 1986 Amnesty Law (also known as Expiry Law), which protected police and military personnel from being prosecuted for human rights violations, and repeals a statute of limitations that would have prevented victims from filing criminal complaints as of 1 November.

Source: http://en.mercopress.com/2011/10/27/uruguay-passes-bill-eliminating-prescription-of-crimes-against-humanity?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_content=main&utm_campaign=rss

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