Mexico: New President must break with legacy of human rights violations

Headline Title: Mexico: New President must break with legacy of human rights violations 18 December 2012 Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto must implement immediate and concrete measures to tackle some of the country’s most pressing human rights issues, including abuses in the context of the public security crisis, said Amnesty International in an open letter.According to Amnesty International’s research, human rights violations such as enforced disappearances, torture, arbitrary detentions and lack of access to justice became routine during the previous administration. “Peña Nieto’s…

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