Amnesty accuses Mexican military of torture

[Judi Lynn]

Source: CNN

Amnesty accuses Mexican military of torture
By Arthur Brice, CNN
December 8, 2009 -- Updated 1951 GMT (0351 HKT)

(CNN) -- The Mexican military has tortured and illegally killed citizens and committed other serious human rights violations as it battles the nation's drug cartels and organized crime groups, Amnesty International said in a report Tuesday.

The human rights group accuses authorities of failing to investigate allegations of abuses by the military, including abductions, extrajudicial and other unlawful killings, torture, ill treatment and arbitrary detentions.

"There is a disturbing pattern of crimes committed by the military in their security operations, abuse that is being denied and ignored by both the civilian and the military authorities in Mexico," said Kerrie Howard, deputy director of Amnesty International's Americas program.

The Mexican Embassy in Washington did not immediately answer a request for comment Tuesday.



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[naaman fletcher]

1. You think maybe..

That someday that alongside with this excellent report, that Amnesty might also condemn the drug dealers and their use of torture, murder, etc.?