Human Rights in Mexico

HUMAN RIGHTS ESSAY


Introduction
As the United Nations states, ‘Human Rights are the rights to life, liberty and a decent human existence’. From receiving an education to being exempt from arbitrary arrest they allow us to live dignified lives and more often than not in first world countries, are taken for granted. People all around the world, however, have these fundamental rights abused and violated by others on a daily basis.
Mexico is located in Middle America bordering the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, between Belize and the US and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and the US. Famous for the Aztecs, an ancient civilisation that presided in the region, Mexico is, surprisingly, a hotspot for Human Rights violations. In the following essay I will examine specifically the violations against Mexico’s indigenous people, against its women and allegations of torture in the region and subsequently decide where it belongs on the Human Rights lad...