Review of US Policies Toward Mexico

781121-NSC-Presidential-Review-Memorandum-41...-[Extract].pdf

Date

Nov 21, 1978

Description

The National Security Council reviews U.S. policies in Mexico at the end of the Carter administration’s second year. Despite their support for international human rights issues, “Mexico’s domestic human rights record leaves room for significant improvement.” The memo highlights contradictions in the Mexican government’s relationship to human rights; the regime offers asylum to political refugees from other countries while criminalizing and persecuting domestic opposition. The NSC determines that state repression is not limited to armed guerrilla groups and acknowledges that “occasional extra legal actions by the security forces have also affected agrarian, labor, and student strike leaders.”

Source

National Security Council, Confidential Presidential Review Memorandum [extract]

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