...oh wait. I meant Mexicans, not Muslims. IOW, Christians.
A new report by Amnesty International outlines how torture and sexual abuse against women in Mexico is being carried out by local, state and federal police as well as the army and navy. The new report, published early Tuesday, details the experiences of 100 women incarcerated in Mexico who reported being physically, sexually abused and tortured during their interrogations and arrest by police.
Of those women interviewed by Amnesty International, 72 reported being sexually tortured and 97 had been physically abused. Rape was reported at all levels of the government, though the highest incidents came from the navy. Though the numbers of abuse were high, the stigma surrounding sexual assault means it's also less likely more women will come forward, according to the report.
The women interviewed said they were often rounded up by officials without warning, charged with bogus crimes and forced into confessions, Madeleine Penman, a researcher on the study, told Newsweek.
"A lot of the arrests that were carried out in this report were arbitrary arrests," Penman said. "Arbitrary arrests often lead to torture."
In April, a video was leaked showing police and military officials suffocating a woman with a plastic bag during an interrogation.
http://www.aol.com/article/2016/06/...xican-authorities-are-using-physica/21420502/
A new report by Amnesty International outlines how torture and sexual abuse against women in Mexico is being carried out by local, state and federal police as well as the army and navy. The new report, published early Tuesday, details the experiences of 100 women incarcerated in Mexico who reported being physically, sexually abused and tortured during their interrogations and arrest by police.
Of those women interviewed by Amnesty International, 72 reported being sexually tortured and 97 had been physically abused. Rape was reported at all levels of the government, though the highest incidents came from the navy. Though the numbers of abuse were high, the stigma surrounding sexual assault means it's also less likely more women will come forward, according to the report.
The women interviewed said they were often rounded up by officials without warning, charged with bogus crimes and forced into confessions, Madeleine Penman, a researcher on the study, told Newsweek.
"A lot of the arrests that were carried out in this report were arbitrary arrests," Penman said. "Arbitrary arrests often lead to torture."
In April, a video was leaked showing police and military officials suffocating a woman with a plastic bag during an interrogation.
http://www.aol.com/article/2016/06/...xican-authorities-are-using-physica/21420502/
