Thursday, November 10, 2011

Mexico's Security Forces Are Accused Of Committing Human Rights Abuses




Widely Praised Mexico Marines Commit Abuses, Rights Group Says -- L.A. Times

In its report, New York-based Human Rights Watch documents 234 cases which the group says represent serious abuse by U.S.-trained marines and other security forces in several Mexican states.

Reporting from Apodaca, Mexico — It was after midnight when Mexican marines burst into the Acosta home and, according to survivors, opened fire. Gustavo Acosta Jr., 30, implored the troops not to shoot; there were children in the home. He then fell dead, a shot to the head.

Later, when they had roped off the scene, the marines planted guns and drugs to justify their actions, the family contends.

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