The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or...

The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions affirmed (E/CN.4/1999/39/Add.1) that she received several allegations of violations of the right to life. Most worrying are the continued reports of massacres of unarmed civilians, including women and children. Although these were allegedly committed by insurgent groups, State security forces reportedly made no effort to stop or prevent their occurrence, even when these forces were said to have been in close proximity to the killings or had knowledge of the situation.