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March 6, 2017

U.N. Report: Mexican Police Routinely Use Torture to Gain Confessions
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The United Nations' Special Rapporteur on Torture has accused the
Mexican police forces of widespread use of torture, including sexual
violence, electric shocks, beatings and asphyxiation. The new report
says the torture is routinely used to gain confessions and says the
practice is part of the widespread impunity in Mexico.


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