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arbitrary detentions and extrajudicial executions; that the number of reported violations received
by the national human rights commission against Mexico’s Defense Department had increased
sixfold between 2006 and 2008; and that only the investigation and prosecution of these crimes
by independent civilian authorities could reverse the current situation. It urged the Government
to end impunity.
621. The Social Service Agency of the Protestant Church in Germany stressed that Mexico had
accepted recommendations on the issue of human rights defenders, but was concerned that recent
acts had undermined those commitments, referring to two indigenous human rights defenders
from Guerrero who had disappeared, had been tortured and executed. It stated that organizations
had had to close their offices in Guerrero owing to threats against them and that the
Inter-American Court of Human Rights had granted provisional protection measures to
107 human rights defenders, that had not been effectively implemented. It requested that the
Council urge Mexico to comply with the recommendations to prevent, investigate and prosecute
those responsible for human rights violations and that a legal framework and governmental
programme be established to protect human rights defenders in Guerrero.
622. The Centre for Reproductive Rights recalled the 1,200 women victims of femicide and the
situation of thousands of women and girls suffering from regressive reforms that criminalize
abortion under any circumstance in 13 Mexican States. It stressed that access to justice remained
a mere hope for women. It supported the recommendations to bring State and federal legislation
in line with the general law for women’s access to a life free of violence, and for all federal,
State and municipal authorities to implement the law. It also supported the recommendation that
effective measures be taken to ensure that femicides were duly investigated.
4. Concluding remarks of the State under review
623. Mexico stressed that it had undertaken institutional mobilization and dialogue with
stakeholders for the current review, and underscored as positive elements of the process the fact
that all stakeholders had had a more comprehensive vision of human rights in Mexico; the
enhanced dialogue among national stakeholders; the provision of greater foundations to the
international vision of Mexico’s human rights situation; better focus for international aid; and the
fact that the current exercise had enhanced and complemented international commitments.
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