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Open Question: What are your thoughts Rights Group Report Faults Mexican Army's Conduct in Drug War? and more... Open Question: What are your thoughts Rights Group Report Faults Mexican Army's Conduct in Drug War?Yesterday the San Diego Union-Tribune ran an editorial criticizing the U.S. and Mexican governments for failing to prosecute violations of human rights by the Mexican Army. (Accountability, please) Today, the New York Times says Amnesty International is scheduled to release a report on the Mexican Army -- "raising allegations of extrajudicial killings, torture and arbitrary detentions against soldiers engaged in the nation's drug war." The Times says the Mexican Military justice system is so "opaque" that the U.S. doesn't really know what is happening south of the border. In other words, the Mexicans cover up and lie. In the face of these allegations, the State Department continues to support giving the Mexican military $1.4 billion under the Merida Initiative.CULIACÁN, Mexico — The steady drumbeat of complaints against Mexico's army is expected to continue Tuesday, when Amnesty International is scheduled to release a report raising allegations of extrajudicial killings, torture and arbitrary detentions against soldiers engaged in the nation's drug war. The report, which meshes with earlier examinations by Human Rights Watch and Mexican human rights groups, accuses soldiers of torturing 25 police officers in Tijuana in March to coerce them to confess to links to organized crime. It says a man arrested by soldiers in October 2008 in Ciudad Juárez was found dead of a cerebral hemorrhage. It says two brothers from Ciudad Juárez were led away from soldiers the next month and never seen again. In only one of the five cases raised by Amnesty did the army acknowledge some responsibility. It involved the deaths of three men detained by the army in Nuevo Laredo in March. The Ministry of Defense has detained 12 soldiers and charged them in connection with the men's disappearance and deaths. "Amnesty International recognizes the serious challenge to public security facing the Mexican government and its responsibility to protect the population and integrity of state institutions," the report says. "The organization understands that law enforcement duties in such situations are difficult and dangerous for those charged with improving public security conditions. Nevertheless, crime cannot be fought with crime." http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2009/dec/07/accountability-please-brutal-fight-no-excuse-mexic/ http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/08/world/americas/08mexico.html Open Question: is there a good italian population in san diego california?Open Question: i went to san diego and i didn't see beautiful girls. is that possible in cali?Open Question: Should i move to san diego california, miami florida or should i stay in ohio?i live in ohio and i'm 25.i have a bachelor degree in chemistry and a master degree in business. Should i go to california or florida or should i stay in ohio. Im very bored in Ohio. More Recent Articles
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