Human rights activists also want president, officials investigated
(NEWSER) - With an estimated 45,000 dead in Mexico’s drug-related violence, and a growing number of those civilian casualties, human rights activists think it’s time for the Hague to step in. A petition signed by 23,000 citizens asks the International Criminal Court to investigate President Felipe Calderon, top officials, and the country’s most-wanted drug lord over the torture, kidnapping, and murder of civilians at the hands of drug cartels and security forces. A Human Rights Watch report from last month accused the Mexican police and military of being involved in killings, disappearances, and torture, the BBC notes. More»
