AMLO reproaches United States report

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador affirmed that the 2023 Annual Report on Human Rights of the United States Department of State It is a “joke”, since he pointed out that it is very superficial, it is very irresponsible and his accusations against his Government have no basis..

In his morning conference yesterday, April 24, at the National Palace, López Obrador described the officials of that US agency as “liars” and “not being serious.”

“Did you talk to Ken Salazar (US ambassador to Mexico) about the Human Rights report released by the State Department?” he was asked.

“No, the truth is very superficial, it has no basis. How are we going to pay attention to her, if she says that we promoted the dissemination of 20 thousand accusations against the president of the Supreme Court! Where is the evidence? It’s very irresponsible. It affects them a lot. They are not serious.

“Let’s see that they try, but how are we going to be getting into that, it’s as if I were here answering the Who’s Who in Lies every day. I do it to inform, to make young people aware of the goings-on of politics in Mexico.“, said.

The attacks on the Judiciary, specifically the Supreme Court, as well as journalists and civil organizations by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador are a cause of concern for the United Stateswhich in its 2023 Annual Report on Human Rights He highlighted the confrontation with the president of the highest court of Justice, Norma Piña, as well as the criticism launched from the morning conference, in addition to the impunity that prevails in the prosecution of crimes in Mexico.

“President López Obrador and other Government actors verbally attacked the Judiciary, particularly the Supreme Court, criticizing on numerous occasions judges who ruled against the administration,” states the report issued by the State Department.

EU responds

The United States responded yesterday to President Andrés Manuel López Obrador that the State Department’s annual report on human rights does not violate international lawunlike what the President maintains, who denounced a “flagrant” violation of international laws.

“Of course, the publication of the human rights report is not a violation of international law,” said the deputy spokesperson for the State Department, Vedant Patel, in a press conference, when asked about Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s comments.

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