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5th Anniversary Of Police Assaults On Women In Mexico
Five years ago, dozens of women were beaten, raped, and tortured by police following protests by a local peasant organization in Mexico. Survivors are still waiting for justice.
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Calderón and Obama: A Lot More to Discuss Than Drugs
President Obama and President Calderon will meet on March 3rd at the White House. We are urging them to make human rights a priority and we look forward to working…
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Four Years, Seven Months, and Three Days
This post is part of our Write for Rights series. One woman was on her way to buy a birthday gift for her son, another was a volunteer who worked…
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Freedom of Expression, Incessantly Suppressed in Latin America
The Inter American Press Association has been calling attention to numerous governmental acts intended to censure and inhibit freedom of expression in Latin America. As political leaders in Bolivia, Ecuador,…
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Amnesty International & Gael GarcÃa Bernal Release Immigration Films
Amnesty International and Gael GarcÃa Bernal launch films on migrants in Mexico.
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Great news for Inés Fernández Ortega and Valentina Rosendo Cantú!
[caption id="attachment_13512" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Inés Fernández Ortega ©Private"][/caption]Inés Fernández Ortega and Valentina Rosendo Cantú were raped by soldiers in the Mexican Army in 2002, and have been fighting for their…
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Congress Should Withhold Aid to Mexico Tied to Human Rights Performance
Mass killings of migrants. Covering up human rights violations by tampering with evidence. The increase in the number of complaints of human rights violations committed by the Mexican military. Does…
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Mexican Indigenous Rights Activists Face New Threats to Their Security
Only a few days ago we were happy to share the wonderful news that Raúl Hernández, an indigenous rights leader and prisoner of conscience, had been released from prison after…
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Mexican Indigenous Rights Leader Finally Released!
Last month, we asked you to take action for Mexican inidgenous human rights defender Raúl Hernández. We are thrilled to report that after two years in Guerrero state prison on…
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Migrants in Mexico Still in Great Danger
Amnesty International is gravely concerned at the mass killing of 72 irregular migrants near Mexico's northern border this week, apparently by members of a drug trafficking gang.