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Annual Report: Mexico 2013
United Mexican States Head of state and government Enrique Peña Nieto President Calderón's government continued to ignore evidence of widespread human rights violations, such as arbitrary detentions, torture, enforced disappearances…
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Maryland Joins Global Trend Against the Death Penalty
Maryland joined the overwhelming global trend towards ending the death penalty today when Governor Martin O’Malley signed the abolition of capital punishment into law.
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Presidents Obama and Peña Nieto’s Summit Golden Opportunity to Tackle Human Rights Issues
The United States and Mexican presidents should listen to local human rights defenders if their plans to improve human rights are to have any real impact.
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Irregular migrants in Mexico: Ten urgent measures to save lives
Officials from the Federal Attorney General's Office on migrant routes have reportedly ceased to focus on abuses against migrants and increased obstacles to accessing justice and protection. Amnesty International is…
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Mexico Still Waiting for Real Advances on Human Rights After Peña Nieto’s First 100 Days
As President Enrique Peña Nieto completes his first 100 days in office, the few human rights measures his government has taken on simply do not match the gravity of Mexico’s…
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Known Abusers, But Victims Ignored: Torture and Ill-Treatment in Mexico
This report explores the increase of torture by police and security forces during the Calderón administration, lack of effective investigations and denial of justice for victims.
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10 Reasons Death Penalty Abolition is Coming
On the tenth annual World Day Against the Death Penalty, it is clear that serious progress is being made towards abolition. Here are 10 reasons to be hopeful.
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Mexico Must Investigate Enforced Disappearances of Three Farmers
The three men, all from the Orozco Medina family in Nuevo Zirosto, were taken away by armed men believed to be members of the security forces.
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Failure of Leadership Rendering U.N. Security Council Irrelevant, Says Amnesty International as its Annual Report Released
At the United Nations, the Security Council seems ineffective, out of step and increasingly unable to fulfill its mandate.
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Connecticut Death Penalty Abolished! (California Next?)
Governor Malloy has signed the bill making Connecticut the 5th state in five years to repeal the death penalty. Will California be next?
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Connecticut Abolishes the Death Penalty!
Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy signed into law the repeal of Connecticut's death penalty, making his state the 17th, and the 5th in the last 5 years, to do away…
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Immigration Enforcement Results in Widespread and Systemic Human Rights Abuses, says New Amnesty International Report
Human Rights Organization Reveals Barriers Faced by Immigrant Victims of Crime, Identifies Indigenous and Latino Communities and People of Color Among Those Targeted in Discriminatory Practices