Enrique Peña Nieto, the president of Mexico, is in the news
again. He has been getting a lot of bad publicity because of everything he has
allowed during his presidency and during his time as governor. An investigation
is being conducted after 11 Mexican women were brutally sexually assaulted by
police officers in a town named Atenco while Peña Nieto was governor. Instead
of helping these women, he tried to cover up and denied the allegations,
calling them liars, and blaming radical groups, stating that they make women
make up accusations to discredit the government. These women watched the men that ruined their lives walk away freely, while they have to live with the mental and
physical scars caused by the traumatic events. These women were a mix of
students, merchants, and activists. One of the victims was going to a
prestigious school before this event occurred. After the assault, she lost
motivation and lost hope in society, living in fear for the rest of her life. About
24 people that have been charged with abuse of authority have been acquitted at
trial or on appeal. They’re still walking away like nothing happened because
the government is still covering up for them and they’re assigning these cases
to the low-level officers who are purposely doing a bad job. After 10 years, Peña Nieto returned to Atenco
but focused on Children’s Day. Comments about the protests, deaths, or rapes were
not made by him or local reports.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/23/world/americas/enrique-pena-nieto-commission-human-rights-investigate-rape.html?ref=world
--Jazmin Galindo
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