If an absolute line is not drawn to protect the embryo, many grave abuses may follow.

"I firmly believe in naming names of those who have committed grave abuses," Neier writes, "and, if possible, holding them accountable."

This will create a society where many of our farmworkers will not only be denied opportunity and hope, but also be susceptible to grave abuse.

"Tenancy fraud is a grave abuse and tackling it has always been a priority for social landlords," he said.

In its first years, many people who had suffered grave abuses of human rights did come here to file their cases.

"Destroying Modelo Jail doesn't do away with the grave abuses of human rights that is the real problem," he said.

In conjunction with the conflict, the group is also said to have committed several grave abuses of human rights.

Meanwhile, however, a history of far graver abuses by the police has gone unchecked, some crime analysts note.

That kind of reckless indifference is the first step toward graver abuse.

The statement said paramilitary and guerrilla forces were also guilty of "grave abuses."