Mexiko. Reports: Corruption that Kills: Why Mexico Needs an International Mechanism to Combat Impunity
Mexiko. Reports: Corruption that Kills: Why Mexico Needs an International Mechanism to Combat Impunity
In 2017, Mexico experienced its deadliest year in two decades, with homicides exceeding 25,000. Despite the many crimes which have been committed in Mexico, however, criminal accountability still remains virtually absent. The extraordinary violence Mexico is experiencing, and the questions it raises about collusion between state actors and organized crime, demand a commensurate response.
This report calls for an international mechanism—based inside the country, but comprised of national and international staff—which would have a mandate to independently investigate and prosecute atrocity crimes and the corrupt acts that enable them. (Open Society Justice Initiative, Mai 2018)