Colombian Military accused of Violating the Geneva Convention

The Colombian Military that has been turned into heroes for the rescue of hostages from FARC now stand accused of a breaking international law in a Violation of the Geneva convention.

Defiling the sanctuary of the symbol of the international red cross and putting aid workers around the globe on danger.

If the accusations are true that members of the rescue party wore equipment marked with the insignia

Designed in good faith to protect rescue workers from violence, it could have dire consequences.

While this certainly isn't the first time accusations have been made of this kind, concerns over the high profile nature of this case and global coverage highly the risk of such abuse.

No one in South America is surprised. The Colombian government and military have one of the worst civil rights records in the region.