Uniform Impunity: Mexico's Misuse of Military Justice to Prosecute Abuses in Counter-narcotics and Public Security Operations

Date: 29 April 2009

Abstract:

This 76-page report details 17 cases involving military abuses against more than 70 victims, including several cases from 2007 and 2008. The abuses include killings, torture, rapes, and arbitrary detentions. Not one of the military investigations into these crimes has led to a conviction for even a single soldier on human rights violations. The only civilian investigation into any of these cases led to the conviction of four soldiers.

Citation

Human Rights Watch, Uniform Impunity: Mexico's Misuse of Military Justice to Prosecute Abuses in Counter-narcotics and Public Security Operations (Human Rights Watch 2009).

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