Impunity and the Crimes of Finance Oligarchs
In the global discussion of human rights, impunity refers to de facto immunity from punishment enjoyed by dictators, oligarchs, and paramilitary forces that can jail, torture, or kill anyone they wish. Most people associate this type of impunity with Latin American dictatorships or paramilitary forces such as those who murdered trade unionists in Columbia. But this type of impunity also sits right under our own noses. Look no further than the leadership of the American financial industry for our own brand of oligarchs who enjoy criminal impunity.