Overview

• The CNDH issued Recommendation 184VG/2025 against Sedena’s 40th Infantry Battalion for grave human rights violations and torture in Cutzamala de Pinzón in 2012.
• Medical examinations and Istanbul Protocol documentation confirmed that GAFE and GAIN operatives subjected the victim to physical and psychological torture to force a false confession.
• The recommendation requires integral reparations, including medical and psychological support provided through the Comisión Ejecutiva de Atención a Víctimas (CEAV).
• Sedena must designate a senior official to ensure full compliance with the recommendation and its prevention measures.
• The decision reflects a broader push for civilian oversight of the military and reforms to detention and organized crime protocols to avert future abuses.