Catherine Daly, Kimberly Heinle, and David A. Shirk
July 2012
The Mexican military has played a constantly expanding role in efforts to combat drug trafficking organizations, and to provide domestic security more generally. But the massive deployment of troops increased civilian exposure and vulnerability to abuses by military personnel. This report examines Mexico’s current security context, presents original data and analysis on military human abuses, and discusses possible remedies to protect against such abuses in the future.
