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US-backed Afghan police accused of serious abuses
An Afghan police force funded and supported by the United States is getting away with serious abuses including rape and murder, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report published on Monday.
The findings raise fresh questions about the Western exit strategy from Afghanistan and about handing full control of security to Afghan forces by the end of 2014, when all foreign combat troops are due to have left.
The 7,000-strong Afghan Local Police (ALP), set up last year and touted as key to the security handover, arms local people to protect their communities in areas where the Afg... Read more
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Human Rights Watch demands inv
MEXICO CITY: A major international human rights group on Tuesday urged Oaxaca state officials to thoroughly investigate allegations police used excessive force to quell a violent anti-government protest last week.
Demonstrators demanding the state governor resign clashed with police July 16 during a march toward the venue of an international folk festival in Oaxaca city. It was the worst outbreak of violence in the troubled Mexican city since November.
The Televisa network showed images of police and protesters hurling rocks and officers kicking and clubbing some of those who were detained.
The local newspaper Noticias published a string of photos it said showed a teacher being arrested while unharmed, then being beaten by officers. The final shot showed him on a respirator in critical condition at a hospital.
About 40 people were arrested.
New York-based Human Rights Watch said in a news release Tuesday that it received credible reports that police made arbitrary arrests, pulling people from passing cars and buses and beating those in custody, including some so severely they needed to be hospitalized.
"If Governor Ulises Ruiz is committed to law and order in his state, he should ensure that alleged brutality by the police is thoroughly investigated and that those responsible are prosecuted," said Jose Miguel Vivanco, Americas director of Human Rights Watch.
Ruiz's office declined to comment on the allegations or say whether authorities plan to investigate.
Demonstrators have periodically held protests to demand the resignation of Ruiz, whom they accuse of using excessive force against opponents of his administration.
The picturesque colonial city was paralyzed by political upheaval for five months in 2006, when demonstrators seized control of the downtown and prevented the Guelaguetza festival from being held.
The weeklong event went on this year, drawing thousands of tourists from around the globe to the state, one of Mexico's top vacation spots.
Amnesty International Secretary General Irene Khan plans to meet with Ruiz and human rights groups in Oaxaca on July 31 to discuss "the need to investigate abuses committed in the ongoing crisis."
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