Jalisco Governor Aristoteles Sandoval opened a dialogue with Amnesty International after meeting with the human rights watch organization’s Mexico president, Perseo Quiroz Rendón, this week.
The encounter in Casa Jalisco touched on issues such as torture, missing persons, the treatment of migrants, sexual and reproductive rights, violence against women and discrimination.
Quiroz urged the governor to ensure that all government employees are fully trained in human rights issues and take action when officials are found to have committed abuses.
Quiroz said Sandoval acknowledged that Jalisco “has a serious problem” with missing persons.