There are increasing reports of serious human rights violations, such as enforced
disappearance, unlawful and extrajudicial killings, torture, other ill-treatment and arbitrary
detention being committed by members of the Mexican military. The cases documented in
this report show that both civilian and military authorities2 frequently fail to investigate these
reports in a prompt, impartial and effective manner in order to ensure those responsible are
brought to justice in accordance with national law and international human rights law.