MEXICO MUST STRENGTHEN ITS PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, REDUCE USE OF MILITARY – UN EXPERT

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MEXICO MUST STRENGTHEN ITS PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, REDUCE USE OF
MILITARY – UN EXPERTNew York, May 3 2013 10:00AMA United Nations
independent expert today
<"http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=13289&LangID=E">urged
the Mexican Government to strengthen the national structures that
protect human rights, in particular the right to life, and reduce the
involvement of the military in policing to reduce the use of force in
the country.

"There seems to be wide agreement among various levels of Government
and civil society that the long term solution to the problem of
violence in Mexico lies in establishing a strong law enforcement
system compliant with international standards surrounding the right to
life," the <"http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Executions/Pages/SRExecutionsIndex.aspx">Special
Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions,
Christoph Heyns,
<"http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=13288&LangID=E">said
at the end of a visit to the country.

"The need to achieve this goal as soon as possible should be the
guiding star of all policy and other reforms."

Mr. Heyns welcomed the announcement of a number of initiatives aimed
at moving the country from relying on the military for internal
security. Some of them are already in the process of implementation.

"The policies that have been announced should be fully implemented.
The involvement of members of civil society in this process is
crucial," Mr. Heyns said. "There is no easy fix, but a slow and steady
commitment to strengthening the role of the human rights framework in
<"http://www.ohchr.org/EN/countries/LACRegion/Pages/MXIndex.aspx">Mexico
is the only long term solution."

He emphasized the importance of decreasing the military's involvement
in policing, ensuring that civil courts and not military ones try
members of the military who have been accused of human rights
violations, and establishing clear standards on the use of force by
law enforcement officials.

Mr. Heyns also drew special attention to the issue of ending impunity.
"Each and every loss of life should be investigated with the same
rigor. And each and every perpetrator should be apprehended and tried.
Pursuing this objective will serve not only to decrease impunity, but
to restore the value that society attaches to life," he said.

The Mexican Government should also explore areas of cooperation with
Central American countries, such as making genetic and fingerprinting
databases available to each other, as well as sharing technologies and
expertise to curb crime.

During his 11-day visit to Mexico, the human rights expert met with
Government officials, judges, members of civil society and victims in
Mexico City, and in the states of Chihuahua, Guerrero, and Nuevo Leon.

"The Mexican Government is highly engaged with the international human
rights system, and the officials I met were very willing to discuss
all the issues in a frank and open manner," he said. "The
international community is ready to work in partnership with Mexico to
ensure a greater protection for the right to life – the precondition
for the exercise of all other rights."May 3 2013 10:00AM
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