32. Its merits notwithstanding, the proposed bill still leaves several important areaswithout an adequate resolution. These should be attended to before the draft is finalized andsubmitted for parliamentary adoption. The Special Rapporteur underscores that it is of theutmost urgency that the new bill include adequate measures to remove any remainingobstacles to achieving criminal accountability for the serious human rights violations13 A/HRC/27/56/Add.1.14 Ibid., CED/C/ESP/CO/1, A/HRC/27/49/Add.1, CCPR/C/ESP/CO/6 and CAT/C/ESP/CO/6.committed during the Civil War and the dictatorship. In this regard, the Special Rapporteurwelcomes the creation of a new public prosecutor’s office for democratic memory under thebill. It is important that the final version of the bill invest this institution with powers toinvestigate human rights violations and crimes under international law and to clarify the fateof victims of enforced disappearance, in full cooperation with foreign jurisdictions.
32. Its merits notwithstanding, the proposed bill still leaves several important areas without an adequate resolution. These should be attended to before the draft is finalized and submitted for parliamentary adoption. The Special Rapporteur underscores that it is of the utmost urgency that the new bill include adequate measures to remove any remaining obstacles to achieving criminal accountability for the serious human rights violations 13 A/HRC/27/56/Add.1. 14 Ibid., CED/C/ESP/CO/1, A/HRC/27/49/Add.1, CCPR/C/ESP/CO/6 and CAT/C/ESP/CO/6. committed during the Civil War and the dictatorship. In this regard, the Special Rapporteur welcomes the creation of a new public prosecutor’s office for democratic memory under the bill. It is important that the final version of the bill invest this institution with powers to investigate human rights violations and crimes under international law and to clarify the fate of victims of enforced disappearance, in full cooperation with foreign jurisdictions.