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Weekly Report - 14 July 2011 (WR-11-28)
Supreme court acts against abusers
Mexico’s supreme court issued two historic decisions this week which should improve respect for human rights. The decisions derive from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) ruling in 2009 on the “disappearance” of Rosendo Radilla in 1974. The IACHR ruled that Article 57 of the Military Justice Code infringed Mexico’s obligations under international treaties on human rights. The supreme court judgment endorsed the IACHR ruling and thus rendered otiose the faltering attempts in congress to bring the military under civilian control. The supreme court’s view, and the federal government’s quick acceptance of its decision, means that legislation is no longer needed. The pro-military lobby in congress, mostly allied to the Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI), had prevented any effective legislation emerging.
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