Mexican Senate must end impunity for armed forces' human rights violations

Headline Title: Mexican Senate must end impunity for armed forces' human rights violations 27 September 2013 Mexico’s military justice system is failing victims of alleged human rights violations by the army and navy, but the Mexican Senate has a key opportunity to change that, Amnesty International said today. “If the Mexican legislature wants to prove they have a real commitment to upholding human rights, they will seize this key opportunity to reform the military justice system once and for all, and ensure civilian justice to investigate and try all cases of human rights…

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