Saturday, March 22, 2014

Mexico meets with UN Human Rights Council

Here is Amnesty International's commentary on human rights issues (including military justice reform) to be taken up when the UN Human Rights Council meets with Mexican officials. For example:
"The reform of the Code of Military Justice is another major issue. Mexico has accepted recommendations to ensure all allegations of human rights violations committed by members of the Armed Forces are investigated, prosecuted and tried in the civilian justice system. 
"This week the Senate is considering a reform potentially excluding human rights violations committed by military against civilians from military courts: However, it will not apply to human rights violations committed by the military against other military personnel. 
"The proposal is a move in the right direction, but it still falls short of full compliance with international human rights standards, despite the government’s claims to the contrary."

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