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MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s Human Rights Commission said Friday that it has documented eight new cases of alleged abuse and torture by the nation’s military.
The cases include allegations that soldiers at the border tortured a migrant by shoving splinters of wood under his fingernails and toenails after mistakenly identifying him as a drug runner.
Mexico’s Defense Department released a statement Friday saying that it has opened investigations into the eight new cases reported by the commission. It said two army officials and 10 soldiers are already on trial in connection with three of those cases.
