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Brad Will's Killer is Still at Large
Juan Manuel Martinez, the political activist wrongly accused of killing US video journalist Brad Will, has been released. Although this is welcome news, his accusation and detention constitute a miscarriage…
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Do you think the Mexican military commits human rights violations?
Amnesty International does. It looks like Human Rights Watch does too. So do countless family members of those who have been "disappeared", arbitrarily detained, tortured, or well, all of the above.…
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It’s that Time of year again: IACHR Hearings
Anyone who does work on, or pays attention to anything going on in Latin America would know that it is the season for meetings and hearings to be held at…
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Write-a-thon Series: The Women of Atenco
This posting is part of our Write-a-Thon Cases Series. For more information visit www.amnestyusa.org/writeathon/ [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="© Private"][/caption] You've read before on this blog about the women of Atenco,…
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Who Really Killed Brad Will?
[caption id="attachment_5890" align="alignleft" width="267" caption="Brad Will ©AI"][/caption] This week is the anniversary of the death of Brad Will, a US video journalist who was shot and killed in Mexico on…
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Former POC and Environmental Defender Felipe Arreaga Dies at Age 60
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="250" caption="Felipe Arreaga in Guerrero. © Monica Campbell"][/caption] Amnesty International is sad to learn of the death of Felipe Arreaga, former environmental activist from Petatlán, Guerrero, in…
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Indigenous Mother of Six Released from Prison in Mexico
Prisoner of conscience Jacinta Francisco Marcial, a mother of six who was falsely accused in 2006 of kidnapping six federal agents has been released after serving three years in prison…
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Mexico: Merida Funds Must be Withheld Until Human Rights Conditions Are Met
Amnesty International today urged the US Congress to honor its commitment to withhold 15% of funding of the Merida Initiative until the Mexican government fulfils its human rights obligations. The…
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Exposing the Truth is Dangerous
Since writing Los Demonios del Edén -- a book that exposed child prostitution and trafficking in Cancun, Mexico -- Lydia Cacho has been under constant harrasment and intimidation. In 2005,…
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The Women of Atenco have waited three years for justice…
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="The women of Atenco calling for justice on the 2nd anniversary of the abuses, one year ago."][/caption] ...and they're still waiting. Yesterday and today mark the…