The Human Rights Commission of the Mexican Federal District has condemned the gun violence across the country. The agency urged the government to consider the human rights perspective regarding security and justice issues.
They clarified that this perspective “implies the protection of people, compensation for the damage to victims and effective punishment for those responsible.”
They noted that they are dealing with “the generation of institutional and social changes that aim for the eradication of violence.”
Similarly, the agency confirmed that the government should avoid any kind of agreement or negotiation with organised crime.
The organisation issued this statement a few days after the massive national mobilisation of people demanding peace and justice in the Mexican republic.
Finally, the Commission stated that “Today, Mexico faces unprecedented acts of violence which have resulted in thousands of murders, crimes against humanity and violations of human rights.”
Since 2006, at least 36,000 have been in killed in the so-called drug war, promoted by Mexican president, Felipe Calderón.
Story courtesy of Agencia Púlsar, the news agency of AMARC-ALC.
