Amnesty International Calls for the Eradication of Torture in Mexico Julian Sanchez - El Universal
go to original June 28, 2015

Torture and ill-treatment in Mexico is out of control with a 600 per cent rise in the number of reported cases in the past decade, according to a report published by Amnesty International. (Amnesty International)

Human rights organization Amnesty International (AI) said that there must be an end to torture in Mexico, a phenomenon on which complaints have increased 600% during the past ten years, with only seven convictions between 2005 and 2013.

"We continue to receive reports of violations of human rights committed by the police and security forces, including arbitrary arrests, torture and forced disappearances, which shows the prevailing impunity that favors a recurrence pattern," expressed Perseo Quiroz, executive director of Amnesty International Mexico.

He added that with the purpose of putting an end to this scourge, AI will held a series of protests and other forms of activism in solidarity to victims and survivors.

..."Torture will not be eradicated if those who torture do not answer to justice and there is no reparation for the suffering of the victims," he reiterated.

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Call on the Mexican president, Enrique Peña Nieto, to uphold all anti-torture safeguards, including proper medical examinations, and investigate all allegations of torture in his country at Amnesty International.

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