Mexico city: The US State Department has accused the Mexican government of violating human rights; in response, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has scoffed at the accusation and called his nation's northern neighbours "liars."
Lopez Obrador reacted angrily to the State Department's human rights report from Monday during a press conference on Tuesday in Oaxaca, Mexico.
The administration of US President Joe Biden asserted that there were reliable reports of illegal killings by Mexican authorities as well as of forced disappearances, torture, and other inhumane treatment of civilians. Mexico received criticism from the US for its high levels of corruption, widespread crime, and lax enforcement of the law.
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When asked about the allegations by a reporter, Lopez Obrador responded, "It's not true. They are lying. It's not worth getting angry about, he continued.
Before a meeting with John Kerry, the current climate envoy for Vice President Joe Biden, who was once the US Secretary of State, Lopez Obrador made his remarks. A wave of kidnappings of US citizens in northern Mexico, including one where two people were killed by a group linked to a drug cartel, has strained relations with Washington in recent weeks.
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The president of Mexico has claimed that a "anti-Mexico" conservative element in the US government has heightened tensions and used the fatal kidnapping incident to make criticisms of his nation's record on safety. In response to the commotion, he told reporters last week, "Mexico is safer than the United States.
In response to Lopez Obrador's criticism on Tuesday, Vedant Patel of the State Department defended the US accusations made against the Mexican government. It was noted in our report that "the reported involvement of members of the Mexican police, military, and other governmental institutions in serious acts of corruption and unlawful arbitrary killings remain a serious challenge for Mexico."
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According to Patel, the State Department is required by Congress to publish its report on Mexican human rights every year. He also noted that the US faces its own domestic issues. We have never claimed to be the global government or issue any sort of edict of that nature,