Mr. Speaker, Colombia is the setting of more and more violent actions directed toward women by members of the security forces and paramilitary and guerilla groups, with complete indifference being shown by the government and the President, Dr. Alvaro Uribe Velez.
To cite only one case, an adolescent girl was raped and killed in the village of Parreros, in the Arauka district, by members of the 18th Brigade. So far no investigation has taken place, even though this happened more than a year ago.
Amnesty International has begun a campaign to rally public opinion, calling on its members to write to the Colombian president, so that violence towards women will be recognized as a violation of human rights and treated as such.
I add my voice to those of many members of Amnesty International in my riding and all over Quebec to denounce the Colombian government's inaction and the Canadian government's indifference on this issue.