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Morelia and State Rights Commission Sign Pact to Bolster Human Rights Protections

Officials pledge training, field outreach, police body cameras to rebuild public trust.

Overview

  • Morelia’s municipal government and Michoacán’s Human Rights Commission formalized a collaboration agreement on International Human Rights Day.
  • Mayor Alfonso Martínez Alcázar framed the accord as a priority that must translate into concrete actions for residents.
  • CEDH president Josué Alfonso Mejía Pineda said the Commission will work closer to victims in the field to address low public confidence.
  • The administration highlighted mandatory body-worn cameras for municipal police as a transparency tool to deter abuses during interventions.
  • Officials noted Morelia’s prior human-rights protocol and its public apology precedent, and they signaled intent to replicate the model in other municipalities, with civil society and unions present at the signing.