Torture Reports Triple in US Drug War in Mexico

Mexico: Torture Reports Triple, Group Finds
By ELISABETH MALKIN – 11 October, 2012 – NYT

Amnesty International said Thursday that reports of torture and mistreatment by Mexico’s federal police and military forces had tripled from 2008 to 2011, evidence of an “alarming increase” in the use of torture by the authorities at every level of the drug war. Although the government has pledged to reduce torture, the report found that “the record of prevention, investigation and punishment has been extremely poor.” Despite judicial reforms, Mexican courts still accept evidence and confessions obtained through torture, which the report said encourages its continued use. The United Nations Committee Against Torture is scheduled to study Mexico’s compliance with international treaties next month. …source