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European Parliament Asks Mexico to Support Primary Victims
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March 13, 2010
 |  | The European resolution recommends that the government of Felipe Calderón continues to reinforce the Rule of Law in order to solve some of the structural problems that lead to the violation of human rights in Mexico. |  | | |
Strasbourg, France – The European Parliament declared this week that it will support Mexico in its fight against violence, and requested that the Mexican government continues to work at protecting the primary victims of violence: women, journalists and human rights activists.
The resolution, adopted with 52 votes against 2 during a plenary hearing, was approved by the main political parties, including the Conservative, Socialist, Liberal, Reformist and Green parties, excluding the Left Unitarian European Party.
The low number of Euro-deputy voters, who normally are 736 in total, was due to the fact that the vote took place at the end of this week’s session, when most Euro-deputies had already left Strasbourg.
The resolution acknowledges that the escalation of violence in Mexico is primarily due to drug trafficking, especially in the border region between Mexico and the United States, and that is a consequence of both the drug wars between cartels and the government’s military offensive to combat organized crime.
The European resolution also recommends that the government of Felipe Calderón continues to reinforce the Rule of Law in order to solve “some of the structural problems that lead to the violation of human rights in Mexico.”
Regarding Mexico’s Judicial System Reform, the European Parliament says in its resolution that it is fundamental to create “an independent judicial power, ensuring impartiality and enabling to fight impunity with determination.”
The European resolution encourages the Mexican government to “reinforce its institutions, paying more attention to the situation of women, who suffer violence in a greater and dramatic way.”
On this matter, the resolution considers that “it is the responsibility of the Mexican government to combat the ‘femicides’ that have plagued the country by making sure that the perpetrators and their accomplices are brought to court.”
The violence and attempts of intimidation directed at journalists and human rights activists are also pointed out in the European resolution. On this matter, the European Parliament recommends that Mexico sees the Strategic Association, which is attached to the European Union, as an “opportunity” to effectively enforce laws protecting human rights.
The European resolution also insists on the importance of integrating youth into society and into the democratic system because “their frustration is one of the main causes of Mexico’s state of violence;” it also recommends intensification of the cooperation between Mexico and the European Union to improve social cohesion.
During the debate prior to the vote, Spanish Euro-deputy Ramón Jáuregui, who is a member of the Socialist Party and the President of the European-Mexican Multipartisan Parliamentary Commission, described Mexico as a “friend who is conducting an extremely hard battle against organized crime.”
Romanian Euro-deputy Renate Weber, who is a member of the Liberal Party, insisted on the need to reduce violence against women. |
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