Professor Diego Rodríguez-Pinzón Participates in Review of Mexico during the 66th Session of the UN Committee against Torture

Professor Rodríguez-Pinzón during the 1724th meeting of the UN CAT
Professor Rodríguez-Pinzón during the 1724th meeting of the UN CAT

During the 66th session of the UN Committee against Torture (CAT), Professor Diego Rodríguez-Pinzón, co-director of the Academy on International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, participated in a two-day review of Mexico regarding the torture and mistreatment of detainees by the state. The meeting was held from April 25-26, 2019, in Geneva. Professor Rodríguez-Pinzón, Committee Co-Rapporteur for Mexico, was among the committee experts pressuring Mexico to comply with  a general law criminalizing torture that entered into force in 2017. In his statements, Professor Rodríguez-Pinzón maintained that the practice of torture was endemic, and that a climate of impunity exists within the state. Videos of Professor Rodríguez-Pinzón's comments on April 25 and April 26 can be found in the links.

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