Human rights activists lament that soldiers, navy officers, and federal police officers use sexual abuse as torture
When family members whose loved ones are missing heard the news, they contacted the authorities in hopes of finding their family member
Mexican politician and businessman, linked to pederasty network, wanted by the Interpol
Mario Marín and Kamel Nacif are both wanted by the Interpol for the torture of Lydia Cacho
The U.N. Committee against Torture, composed of 10 independent experts, began a two-day review of Mexico’s record in complying with an international treaty banning the crime
In 2006, municipal, state, and federal officials sexually attacked and tortured at least 11 women who were protesting against the construction of a new airport in the State of Mexico, then governed by Peña Nieto
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled that the Mexican government was guilty of sexual torture against 11 women from San Salvador Atenco in 2006
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Arrest warrant issued against former Governor who ordered the torture of journalist Lydia Cacho
Lydia Cacho released a book denouncing a pederasty and pedophilia network, where Kamel Nacif was involved
Bloody battles among increasingly splintered criminal cartels have left more than 40,000 people missing in the past two decades
Mexico: Human Rights at risk
HRW affirms the world is going through “dark times” but that the “resistance” is “going strong” inside institutions and on the streets, especially in Latin America