Mexico clash may have involved 'extrajudicial killings' - rights body
Sat Oct 3, 2015 6:04am BST
Mexico clash may have involved 'extrajudicial killings' - rights body
MEXICO CITY
An international human rights body on Friday called for Mexico to investigate a clash between security forces and alleged gang members that killed 43 people, citing testimony suggesting it had included extrajudicial killings by the state.
In May, authorities said 42 suspected members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel had been killed in a three-hour gunfight near the small town of Tanhuato, Michoacan, with one federal police offer also killed.
Reports later said some of the dead had been shot in the back, while families said some victims showed signs of torture.
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Mexico is living through a human rights crisis characterized by forced disappearances, executions, torture and impunity, the IACHR said, after a five-day visit to the country.
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http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/10/03/uk-mexico-violence-idUKKCN0RX05O20151003?rpc=401
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