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Mexico: Sheinbaum to Face Militarisation and Human Rights Concerns
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German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) - Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien, Institut für Lateinamerika-Studien
Abstract Mexico's president-elect Claudia Sheinbaum secured victory by pledging continuity to the outgoing López Obrador presidency. However, under his tenure, the military's power was extended to civilian functions, leading to increased violence and persistent human rights violations. Accountability, civili... view more
Mexico's president-elect Claudia Sheinbaum secured victory by pledging continuity to the outgoing López Obrador presidency. However, under his tenure, the military's power was extended to civilian functions, leading to increased violence and persistent human rights violations. Accountability, civilian control, and transparency will be crucial in Sheinbaum's term in office if violence is to abate. Since 2006 the militarisation of public life in Mexico has intensified. Soldiers and civil servants with military training are now taking on tasks largely outside their constitutional role, ranging from fighting crime to detaining migrants, building trains, and controlling airports. Claudia Sheinbaum has pledged to continue involving the Army and National Guard in civilian functions. Militarisation has thus far failed to create security, as in Mexico violence and human rights violations remain high. Documented consequences of increased militarisation include extrajudicial executions, escalating lethal violence, enforced disappearances, and violations of migrants' rights. Civil society actors play a key role in defending human rights. They gather information on the ground, document, and denounce cases of human rights violations. In some cases, activists themselves have become victims of espionage, state violence, and criminalisation. With the repression of protests and the targeted killings of journalists and human rights defenders, civic space is shrinking.... view less
Keywords
Mexico; domestic policy; political development; human rights violation; militarization; violence; change of government; change in power; head of state; civil society
Classification
Political Science
Free Keywords
Steinbaum Pardo, Claudia
Document language
English
Publication Year
2024
City
Hamburg
Page/Pages
12 p.
Series
GIGA Focus Lateinamerika, 3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57671/gfla-24032
ISSN
1862-3573
Status
Published Version; reviewed