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Last month, the Mexican Supreme Court confirmed that women in San Salvador Atenco suffered major physical and sexual abuse at the hands of police officers. But even with the affirmation of the highest court in Mexico, the women in Atenco are still waiting for these officers to be held accountable for their crimes. The current [...]

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PUBLIC AI Index: AMR 41/067/2008 18 December 2008 Further Information on UA 336/08 (AMR 41/065/2008, 10 December 2008) Possible disappearance/Fear for safety MEXICO – Javier Torres Cruz (m), aged 28 Javier Torres Cruz was released on 13 December, after being abducted on 3 December. On his return, he had a number of bruises, particularly on [...]

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PUBLIC AI Index: AMR 41/066/2008 17 December 2008 UA 344/08 – Torture / Fear for safety MEXICO – Jorge Martínez Guzmán (m), Pacho Viejo prison, Veracruz State Jorge Martínez Guzmán, a detainee in the Pacho Viejo prison (Centro de Readaptacíon Social de Pacho Viejo), Veracruz State, was tortured by a group of unidentified men during the [...]

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