▁February ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁F AR C ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁release ▁ten ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁security ▁forces , ▁who ▁it ▁described ▁as ▁political ▁prisoners , ▁representing ▁the ▁last ▁such ▁capt ives ▁in ▁its ▁cust ody . ▁It ▁further ▁announced ▁the ▁repe al ▁of ▁Law ▁ 0 0 2 , ▁bringing ▁to ▁an ▁end ▁its ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁kid n apping ▁for ▁r ans om . ▁However , ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁clear ▁from ▁the ▁F AR C ▁statement ▁what ▁would ▁happen ▁to ▁the ▁civ ili ans ▁it ▁still ▁held ▁in ▁capt ivity . ▁Colomb ian ▁president ▁Juan ▁Manuel ▁Santos ▁used ▁Twitter ▁to ▁welcome ▁the ▁move ▁as ▁a ▁" necess ary , ▁if ▁ins u fficient , ▁step ▁in ▁the ▁right ▁direction ". ▁ ▁Human ▁rights ▁concerns ▁▁ ▁F AR C ▁was ▁accused ▁of ▁comm itting ▁viol ations ▁of ▁human ▁rights ▁by ▁numerous ▁groups , ▁including ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Watch , ▁Am n esty ▁International , ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁by ▁the ▁Colomb ian , ▁U . S . ▁and ▁European ▁Union ▁govern ments . ▁ ▁A ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁report ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ' ▁High ▁Commission er ▁for ▁Human ▁Rights ▁mentioned ▁that , ▁during ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁" F AR C - EP ▁continued ▁to ▁commit ▁grave ▁bre aches ▁[ of ▁human ▁rights ] ▁such ▁as ▁mur ders ▁of ▁protected ▁persons , ▁tort ure ▁and ▁host age - t aking , ▁which ▁affected ▁many ▁civ ili ans , ▁including ▁men