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Mexican Rights Groups File Suit for ‘Systematic and Widespread’ Abuse by Army and Police Mexican Rights Groups File Suit for ‘Systematic and Widespread’ Abuse by Army and Police
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Several Mexican human rights groups said on Friday that they had filed a complaint with the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, asking it to investigate the “systematic and widespread” abuse of civilians by the army and the police in their fight against organized crime. Several Mexican human rights groups said on Friday that they had filed a complaint with the office of the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, asking it to investigate the “systematic and widespread” abuse of thousands of civilians by the army and the police in their fight against organized crime.
Their complaint includes charges of torture, capture and disappearances of civilians in the region of Baja California between 2006 and 2012. The groups, along with the Paris-based International Federation for Human Rights, said in a statement that they had presented a detailed report showing that the military committed crimes against humanity. Their complaint includes charges of torture, capture and disappearances of civilians in the region of Baja California between 2006 and 2012. The groups, along with the Paris-based International Federation for Human Rights, said in a statement that they had presented a detailed report showing that the military committed crimes against humanity that have gone unpunished.
They “arrested civilians in their homes without any legal warrant, subjected them to acts of torture in military facilities, forced them to sign blank sheets of paper that would be used for their self-incrimination or to incriminate others, and placed drugs and arms in their possession as ‘evidence,’ ” the groups said.They “arrested civilians in their homes without any legal warrant, subjected them to acts of torture in military facilities, forced them to sign blank sheets of paper that would be used for their self-incrimination or to incriminate others, and placed drugs and arms in their possession as ‘evidence,’ ” the groups said.