A place where no one seems to be safe from torture

[Judi Lynn]

5 March 2013
A place where no one seems to be safe from torture

People across Mexico, but particularly in the north of the country, seem to walk in fear, and not only of organized crime.

Perhaps it is because anyone can be caught up in the ongoing deadly conflict between the security forces and criminal drug trafficking gangs.

Human rights organizations, including Amnesty International, have recorded thousands of cases of human rights abuses against a wide range of ordinary people, including arbitrary arrests and torture.

In fact, the human rights group believes that over the past few years, instances of torture and ill-treatment in Mexico have reached “epidemic proportions” and that those responsible rarely face justice.

More:
http://www.amnesty.org/en/news/place-where-no-one-seems-be-safe-torture-2013-03-05

[fasttense]

1. Organized crime is rampant in Mexico

and soon it will be just as rampant here in the US.

[Scuba]

2. Well sure, but look how the War on Drugs is succeeding ...

... in making the wealthy wealthier.