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Oscar Lopez in Mexico City

Mexico to investigate alleged human rights abuses by military after spying claims

Zocalo square in Mexico City.
Zocalo square in Mexico City, Mexico. Lawmakers will conduct a federal inquiry into alleged human rights abuses by the military in the wake of spying accusations. Photograph: Nicolas Asfouri/AFP/Getty Images

Lawmakers in Mexico this week will launch a federal commission to investigate allegations of human rights abuses by the country’s military, including the use of powerful spyware technology, the head of the governing Morena party in the senate has said.

The commission, made up of lawmakers from both Mexico’s upper and lower houses of congress, will request a report from the army in the wake of recent media reports alleging that it used Israeli software known as Pegasus to hack the phone of a prominent human rights activist.

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