The number of human rights violations complaints increased about 30 percent during President Andrés Manuel López Obrador administration
The number of human rights violations complaints filed by Baja California citizens against federal authorities before the National Human Rights Commission has significantly increased so far during President Andrés Manuel López Obrador administration.
According to the National Alert System of Human Rights Violation, in Baja California 293.75 annual complaints have been filed yearly on average in the last four years.
The figure is about 30 percent higher if compared to the average of 188 complaints filed between 2014 and 2018.
Most of the complaints have been filed against the Mexican Social Security Institute, the Department of Welfare, the National Migration Institute, the healthcare and pension agency ISSSTE, and the Mexican Commission for Refugee Assistance.
In 2019, Baja Californians filed 286 complaints, which increased the following year to 292.
Last year, Baja California residents filed 328 complaints — the highest in the state, according to the alert system.
So far this year, the Commission has received 269 complaints.
Between 2014 and 2018, the Commission received an average of less than 200 complaints, with the exception of the year 2015 when 209 were recorded.
According to the platform, complaints at the state level against law enforcement agencies register ups and downs.
In 2022, the Commission recorded 31 complaints in the state, a figure lower than the 52 reported last year.
Two years ago, the Commission filed 38 complaints and in 2019 state residents filed 73 complaints.
The number of complaints was similar in 2018 and 2017, with 45 and 43, respectively.
In 2016, the Commission received 77 complaints and in 2015 the agency filed 74 complaints.
Back in 2014, the Commission recorded 48 complaints.
Complaints against law enforcement
In Baja California, the law enforcement agencies that have received the most complaints are the Department of National Defense and the National Guard, followed by the Office of the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Navy.
So far in 2022, the first two agencies have added up to 25 complaints, while last year both accumulated a total of 40.
Two years ago, 30 complaints were filed against National Defense and the National Guard. This figure is lower than the 47 complaints recorded in 2019.
The complaints filed in Baja California against the National Guard are similar to those that were filed between 2014 and 2018 against the then Federal Police.
In the case of the Attorney General’s Office, Baja Californians filed between 2014 and 2018 a total of 103 complaints, well above the 36 filed against the agency in the last four years.
During the five years prior to López Obrador, the Department of National Defense was the subject of 112 complaints.
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