22. With regard to accountability, by Law No. 19.334 of 2015, Uruguay established theAttorney General’s Office as an autonomous institution within the current constitutionalregime. In 2018, the Attorney General’s Office established a specialized prosecutor’s officeto prosecute crimes against humanity, which has enabled Uruguay to develop a prosecutionpolicy for crimes of this nature, in compliance with the ruling of the Inter-American Court ofHuman Rights in Gelman v. Uruguay.11 These measures are welcome, and have strengthened10 A/HRC/27/56/Add.2.11 Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Gelman v. Uruguay, Judgement (Merits and Reparations), 24February 2011.capacity of Uruguay to achieve accountability for past humanrights violations. InFebruary 2020, the special prosecutor’s office filed four indictments against retired militarypersonnel for torture allegedly committed in 1978. Court rulings on more than 60 prosecution
22. With regard to accountability, by Law No. 19.334 of 2015, Uruguay established the Attorney General’s Office as an autonomous institution within the current constitutional regime. In 2018, the Attorney General’s Office established a specialized prosecutor’s office to prosecute crimes against humanity, which has enabled Uruguay to develop a prosecution policy for crimes of this nature, in compliance with the ruling of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in Gelman v. Uruguay. 11 These measures are welcome, and have strengthened 10 A/HRC/27/56/Add.2. 11 Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Gelman v. Uruguay, Judgement (Merits and Reparations), 24 February 2011. capacity of Uruguay to achieve accountability for past human rights violations. In February 2020, the special prosecutor’s office filed four indictments against retired military personnel for torture allegedly committed in 1978. Court rulings on more than 60 prosecution requests for crimes against humanity are pending.