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To truly flourish, Mexico needs a strong justice system based on the rule of law
and accountability, as well as an end to impunity. The United States, as one of
Mexicos closest partners, should continue to engage Mexico in this effort.
Recommendations for working with Mexico on human rights and rule of law
issues include:
Continuing current USG programs to professionalize the police and limit,
control, and gradually reduce the military role in policing; to create or
strengthen internal affairs units that are capable of self-investigation; to
strengthen judicial reform efforts; and to provide support for rapid
response safety measures to human rights defenders and journalists.
Continuing bilateral human rights dialogues to engage with the Mexican
government on the need for increased human rights protections.
Providing support, both programmatic and in terms of public expression,
to civil society groups, especially at the state level, that are struggling to
bring attention to cases of abuse, pressing for accountability for human
rights abuses, and calling for an end to impunity.
Working with other regional governments, such as Colombia or Chile, as
well as the Organization of American States, to develop a strategy for
engaging with Mexico on rule of law issues.
Engaging with Article 19, Reporters without Borders, Amnesty
International, Freedom House and other international human rights and
freedom of expression organizations to press for reform and provide
assistance to human rights defenders and journalists in Mexico.
Identifying creative ways for dialogue on judicial reform issues, such as
through organizing an investment climate meeting that would include
discussion of corruption, rule of law, and the informal sector.
Considering the merits of requesting a U.N. or regional commission of
inquiry to work with Mexican prosecutors to investigate cases of grave
human rights violations, including the case of 22 civilians who were killed
by Mexican soldiers in the state of Mexico in June 2014 and supporting the
work and recommendations of the Group of Independent Experts named
by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to provide technical
assistance to the government on the case of 43 students who disappeared
while in the custody of local police in the state of Guerrero in September
2014.
* The Democracy & Human Rights Working Group is a nonpartisan initiative bringing
together academic and think tank experts and practitioners from NGOs and previous