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In reference to this quote: <blockquote>Pardew recounted that one Colombian student "raised his voice, asking, 'Why are we here to discuss that human rights is good? We all know that our career is over if we commit a human rights abuse.'" <strong>She found the student's comment rather ironic</strong>, given how infrequently Colombia has prosecuted its military for abuses.</blockquote> Ironic? I don't think so. Since WHINSEC provides much of the leadership training the students need for advancement which includes several non-commissioned officer courses, a Captains Career course, and now the Command And General Staff Course. <a href="http://">https://www.benning.army.mil/WHINSEC/courses.asp</a> The issue isn't the fact that the person probably wouldn't be prosecuted in their own country for human rights abuses. The issue is the fact that WHINSEC's vetting system would not allow the student back to the school if accusations of abuse are made. This in effect can kill their career. Since the school is a vital resource for the training needed for advancement. As a military officer if I was not allowed to take the Captain's level Career Course I would never make Captian. What it says to me is that WHINSEC and its human rights training is preventing future human rights abuses from taking place. And even more importantly if the person was even assigned to a unit which had human rights abuse accusations made against it they would be excluded from future classes. That will cause the junior leaders to at least hesitate if not stop them in their tracks when tempted to use brute force rather than diplomacy. I'd sure like to see that observation at least considered in an article somewhere.