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One study suggests that the enormous spike in homicides in Mexico since 2005 has been severe enough to reverse a decade of improving health statistics, causing median \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/medicalxpress.com\/news\/2016-01-mexico-decrease-men-average-life.html\u0022\u003Emale life expectancy\u003C\/a\u003E nationwide to drop by several months.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003EMoreover, as Human Rights Watch has documented, Mexico\u2019s police and military involved in the \u201cdrug war\u201d have perpetrated widespread abuses, including torture, enforced disappearances, and extrajudicial executions. For \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZzkaUO498s8\u0022\u003Eexample\u003C\/a\u003E, in September 2011, navy officers arrived at the Nuevo Leon home of 31-year-old Gustavo Acosta and his family and promptly shot him when he opened the door. As of September 2015, no members of the navy were charged for the crime. Impunity for these abuses is the norm.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022embed\u0022 data-type=\u0022report\u0022\u003E\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022embed align-right embedded-entity embedded-entity-type-node embedded-entity-bundle-report embedded-entity-viewmode-embeddable embed--right\u0022\u003E\n \n \n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022media-related flex md:ml-8\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022media-related__image flex-none\u0022\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022\/report\/2013\/02\/20\/mexicos-disappeared\/enduring-cost-crisis-ignored\u0022 class=\u0022media-related__image-link\u0022\u003E\n \n \u003Cimg src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/public\/media\/images\/report-covers\/mexico0213_1.jpg?itok=XpiqhNSz\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 class=\u0022unloaded\u0022 width=\u002277\u0022 height=\u0022100\u0022 \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022media-related__content pl-4\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022media-related__info text-base text-gray-700\u0022\u003E\n \u003Ctime class=\u0022media-related__date\u0022 datetime=\u00222013-02-20T14:45:09-0500\u0022\u003EFebruary 20, 2013\u003C\/time\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022media-related__title text-gray-900 text-2xl leading-tight font-medium font-sans mt-1\u0022\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022\/report\/2013\/02\/20\/mexicos-disappeared\/enduring-cost-crisis-ignored\u0022 class=\u0022media-related__title-link hover:underline focus:underline\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMexico\u0027s Disappeared\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cp class=\u0022media-related__subtitle text-gray-700 text-lg font-serif font-normal leading-snug py-2\u0022\u003EThe Enduring Cost of a Crisis Ignored\u003C\/p\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cul class=\u0022media-related__list\u0022\u003E\u003Cli class=\u0022media-related__item block border-t border-gray-200 first:border-t-0 \u0022\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/sites\/default\/files\/reports\/mexico0213_ForUpload_0_0_0.pdf\u0022 class=\u0022media-related__item-link flex py-2\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022media-related__item-icon self-center\u0022\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022icon fill-current w-4 inline-block\u0022\u003E\n \u003Csvg viewbox=\u00220 0 20 20\u0022 fill=\u0022currentColor\u0022 role=\u0022img\u0022 focusable=\u0022false\u0022 aria-hidden=\u0022true\u0022\u003E\u003Cuse xlink:href=\u0022\/themes\/custom\/hrw_design\/dist\/app-drupal\/assets\/spritemap.svg?cacheBuster=#sprite-docicon\u0022\u003E\u003C\/use\u003E\u003C\/svg\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003Cp class=\u0022media-related__item-title font-semibold text-sm pl-4\u0022\u003EDownload the full report\u003C\/p\u003E\n \u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/li\u003E\n \u003Cli class=\u0022media-related__item block border-t border-gray-200 first:border-t-0 \u0022\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/sites\/default\/files\/reports\/annex_victims_web_0_1.pdf\u0022 class=\u0022media-related__item-link flex py-2\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022media-related__item-icon self-center\u0022\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022icon fill-current w-4 inline-block\u0022\u003E\n \u003Csvg viewbox=\u00220 0 20 20\u0022 fill=\u0022currentColor\u0022 role=\u0022img\u0022 focusable=\u0022false\u0022 aria-hidden=\u0022true\u0022\u003E\u003Cuse xlink:href=\u0022\/themes\/custom\/hrw_design\/dist\/app-drupal\/assets\/spritemap.svg?cacheBuster=#sprite-docicon\u0022\u003E\u003C\/use\u003E\u003C\/svg\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003Cp class=\u0022media-related__item-title font-semibold text-sm pl-4\u0022\u003EAnnex 1: Cases of Disappearances Documented by Human Rights Watch\u003C\/p\u003E\n \u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/li\u003E\n \u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003EAll that violence and lawlessness has failed either to break the power of the cartels or reduce supply of drugs to the US. In fact, the US Drug Enforcement Administration now claims Mexico\u2019s drug cartels \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-3338976\/The-cartel-map-America-DEA-reveals-drug-lords-command-states-fugitive-El-Chapo-s-sprawling-empire-dominates-US.html\u0022\u003Econtrol the drug trade\u003C\/a\u003E not only south of the Rio Grande but throughout the US, where drugs are cheaper than ever. Moreover, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.narconon.org\/drug-information\/mexico-drug-addiction.html\u0022\u003Edrug use\u003C\/a\u003E among Mexicans rose by about a third, and dependence by more than half, during the period of its militarized drug war.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003EIn March, Interior Minister Miguel \u00c1ngel Osorio Chong \u2013 calling the Drug War \u201cbadly designed\u201d and a product of \u201cfalse diagnosis\u201d \u2013 \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.animalpolitico.com\/2016\/03\/la-guerra-contra-las-drogas-inicio-por-un-diagnostico-y-una-estrategia-equivocadas-osorio-chong\/\u0022\u003Eblamed it\u003C\/a\u003E for causing \u201cunprecedented violence.\u201d General Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda, commander of Mexico\u2019s armed forces, said that sending \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.insightcrime.org\/news-briefs\/a-mistake-for-mexico-s-military-to-fight-drug-traffickers-secretary-of-defense\u0022\u003Esoldiers prepared for war\u003C\/a\u003E\u201d to confront criminals was a \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/pulsoslp.com.mx\/2016\/03\/16\/lucha-vs-el-narco-no-nos-tocaba-general-cienfuegos\/\u0022\u003Emistake\u003C\/a\u003E\u201d that has caused \u201cserious problems.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003EAlthough President Enrique Pena Nieto promised to change course when he came to power in December 2012, little has changed on the ground. 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