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May 29, 2009

Amnesty: Human Rights Abuses Increasing in Mexico
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In Mexico, Amnesty International says Mexican soldiers and police
officers were involved in an increasing number of human rights abuses
last year. Amnesty International’s Arturo Herrera criticized what he
called growing impunity in Mexico.

Arturo Herrera: “Due to impunity, generally where authorities have not
been on top of circumstances, not only with regards to human rights
abuses, but also in a situation of insecurity, which prevails in this
country without appropriate response from the government.”

Amnesty says the abuses have grown with the expansion of Mexico’s
crackdown on drug cartel violence. Earlier this week, ten mayors of
Mexican towns were arrested for allegedly collaborating with the
cartels.



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