translated from Spanish: Government of Mexico and the UN sign agreement on human rights for the creation of the National Guard

photo / Internet Mexico-Michelle Bachelet, the UN human rights High Commissioner, said that his office cannot be absent from what happens and n the country and therefore held that this agreement be signed to collaborate in the creation of the National Guard. “Cannot be assured security without full respect for human rights”, said Bachelet noted that the paradigm is changing with a focus on these warranties.
The former President of Chile called strengthening police corporations, to its professionalization and dignify its work, as well as attending the international recommendations and put at the disposal of Mexico documentation and files by its Bureau as support for the preparation of secondary legislation of this Corporation.
In his speech, the President Andrés Manuel López Obrador called the signing of the agreement for the support of the United Nations in the peace process in the country as something historic.” Long is legally prevented the army and the Navy serve related to public safety (…) had to support the federal Government in the police and in the case of the Federation in a Federal Police. It was thought that public safety could be guaranteed with this police, unfortunately was not consolidated and could not become”.
The Mexican President said that what was adopted is a breakthrough because it will have two institutions that are essential for the safety of the country: the army and the Navy, whose combined elements – he said – will help to have more staff for this task. “We will carry out this task of providing security without violating human rights. It is a turn,”said Lopez Obrador.
Chancellor Marcelo Ebrard acknowledged that a democracy requires systemic support for human rights, so it held to the High Commissioner of the UN accepted to participate in the creation of the National Guard.
The Security Secretary, Alfonso Durazo, said in turn that there is the commitment that this Corporation is exemplary and meets the high standards of human rights, with professionalism and ethics.
 
Source: Political DNA

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