Published 20:59 IST, March 22nd 2023

Mexican President Andres Obrador calls US "liars" over human rights abuse accusations

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador lashed out at the US State Department for accusing his administration of alleged human rights abuses.

Reported by: Bhagyasree Sengupta
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Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obror lashed out at US State Department for accusing his ministration of alleged human rights abuses. According to Russian news outlet Russia Today, left-wing Mexican president rejected accusation hurled at his ministration and called its country’s north neighbours “liars”. aggressive remarks from Obror came on Tuesday during a press briefing in Oaxaca. statement came after a State Department report on Monday claimed that re are “credible reports” of unlawful killings and torture of civilians by Mexican authorities.

“It’s not true. y're liars,” Orbor asserted when a reporter asked Mexican president about accusation hurled by country’s American neighbours. “It’s not worth getting angry about,” he ded. In Monday report, Joe Biden ministration also accused Obror ministration of rampant corruption. State Department also expressed its concern about growing crime rates in country and stated in report that low rates of offences getting persecuted are part of reason for such deplorable crime rate numbers. 

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“That’s just how y are, US believed it’s government of world”. Earlier this month, Mexican president boasted about fact that his country is safer than United States. “Mexico is safer than United States,” he said during a press briefing, “re is no problem with travelling safely around Mexico,” he ded. Tuesday remarks by Obror came before he is expected to meet John Kerry, former US Secretary of State and current climate envoy under Biden’s ministration. 

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White House responds

After Mexican president blatantly rejected claims me by American report, United States responded to assertions me by Orbor. During a press briefing, State Department spokesman Vedant Patel was asked about remarks me by Obror. “ reported involvement of members of Mexican police, military and or government institutions in serious acts of corruption and unlawful arbitrary killings remain a serious challenge for Mexico, and that’s why y were highlighted in our report,” Patel stated during a press conference. 

When asked about Obror’s comment about US thinking of itself as world government, State Department spokesperson rejected such claims. “We have never been ones to indicate that we are government of world or some kind of edict like that,” he asserted. "We have never been one to try and imply that we don’t have our own challenges. We don’t sweep things under rug,” he ded.

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19:42 IST, March 22nd 2023