UN: Torture remains widespread in treatment of detainees in Mexico
Source: Associated Press
UN: Torture remains widespread in treatment of detainees in Mexico
By The Associated Press May 2, 2014 8:10 PM
MEXICO CITY - A United Nations official says the torture of detainees in Mexico continues to be widespread and occurs between the time of arrest and when suspects appear before a judge.
U.N. special rapporteur on torture Juan Mendez says that signs of torture are found on people arrested by all levels of authority, from the military to state and local police.
Mendez spoke Friday in a press conference at the end of a two-week visit to Mexico, where he met with officials, activists and victims of torture.
He said practices reported include beatings with fists, feet and sticks, asphyxiating with plastics bags and electric shock to the genitals.
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Advocating torture is not in any way a progressive belief. 