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Organizations criticize anti-drug policies and militarization of Mexico and the US | Video

The Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, Marcelo Ebrard, highlighted the achievements in the confiscation of weapons and cartridges, synthetic drugs and a reduction in homicides of 9.2%, while the Secretary of State of the United States, Antony Blinken, stressed that “We still have a lot of work to do,” during a meeting this Wednesday in order to follow up on the first year of the Bicentennial Understanding on Security, Public Health and Secure Communities. Carmen Aristegui spoke with Edith Olivares Ferreto, Executive Director of Amnesty International Mexico, and Tyler Mattiace, Researcher for Mexico and Guatemala at Human Rights Watch, to discuss the pending issues of the binational strategy.

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