Special mechanism for monitoring recommendations in security institutions in Mexico

Abstract Since their inception, security institutions in Mexico have undergone significant transformations in their structure, organization, and responsibilities, which has influenced their role in ensuring public safety in the country. The configuration of the institution responsible for providing security in Mexico under military leadership not only deviates from the constitutional precepts to which it should adhere but also undermines the legal security of citizens regarding the enjoyment and full exercise of their human rights, due to acts prone to rights violations by such corporations, especially in the absence of a social proximity formation. This article focuses on the international perspective of human rights organizations about the security institutions in Mexico, considering the jurisprudence, recommendation, and cases in the Inter‐American Human Rights System. Multiple international organizations conclude that these security institutions have indicated a regression in human rights and require oversight by a regional international entity to ensure compliance with recommendations and the guarantee of a rule of law.