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A follow-up to Monday’s story, “La Guerra Sucia: Mexico was not immune”, Mexico’s El Universal newspaper is reporting on the specific torture methods used in Mexico, known as the “Catalog of Torture”. The announcement was part of the Mexican special prosecutor’s press conference, held today, which brought to light a “censored” version of the report we talked about on Monday.

Not for the faint of heart, I’ve translated some highlights from the El Universal article:

“El pocito” (“the little well”) consisted in bringing the person to the verge of death by asphyxia.

“El pollo rostizado” (“the roasted chicken”) involved tying the subject’s hands and feet and placing him on a stake, with a cord tied to his genitals. The individual would have to be careful with his balance so as not to lose his “private parts”.

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