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Reckless investigation into Mexico disappearances exposes government cover-up
The Mexican authorities’ reckless handling of the investigation into the enforced disappearance of 43 students from the Ayotzinapa teaching school in Iguala, Guerrero a year ago today, exposes a scandalous…
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Mexico’s Journey of Death: ‘I opened the coffin and I knew it was not my daughter’
[caption id="attachment_64096" align="aligncenter" width="2944"] © AFP PHOTO/ JOSE Cabezas[/caption] By Josefina Salomón, News Writer at Amnesty International in Mexico @josefinasalomon It was the most difficult day of her life. On…
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The Day of the Disappeared: Enforced disappearances continue unabated in every region of the world
The use of enforced disappearance by governments to silence its critics and instill fear into targeted groups continues unabated in every region of the world, said Amnesty International as the…
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Arms Trade Treaty Impact to Be Decided at Mexico Conference
The global Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), created to rein in the poorly regulated international arms transfers that fuel war crimes and serious human rights abuses, will face its first major…
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7 ways the world has changed thanks to Edward Snowden
[caption id="attachment_61546" align="aligncenter" width="429"] On June 5, 2013, The Guardian and The Washington Post published the first revelations from Edward Snowden about mass government surveillance. (c) Private[/caption] On 5 June 2013,…
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Honduran journalist told he would be found “in a ditch”
[caption id="attachment_58476" align="aligncenter" width="3065"] Honduran journalists take part in a vigil in memory of journalists killed in Honduras. (ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP/GettyImages)[/caption] On January 24, a high-ranking military official told Honduran journalist…
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State of the World 2014/2015
This has been a devastating year for those seeking to stand up for human rights and for those caught up in the suffering of war zones. Governments pay lip service…
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Justice for Claudia: “I will not allow even one more woman to be tortured in Mexico”
Claudia Medina Tamariz, who was tortured into a false confession by Mexican authorities, celebrates with Amnesty International upon learning a judge has just dropped the last remaining charge against her.
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Mexico: Forensic evidence suggests disappeared students investigation a ‘whitewash’
The Mexican government must urgently address serious flaws in its investigation into the enforced disappearance of 43 students after forensic experts cast major doubts on the Attorney General’s inquiry, said…
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Mexico betrayed
[caption id="attachment_54601" align="alignleft" width="618"] Printouts of missing College students, missing in Iguala. (Reuters)[/caption] It has been a month since the disappearance of 43 ‘normalistas’, students that train to become teachers…
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14 Facts about Torture in Mexico
[caption id="attachment_54291" align="alignleft" width="620"] Torture and other ill-treatment is out of control in Mexico. © EPA/Ulises Ruiz Basurto.[/caption] For years Amnesty International has been investigating and recording evidence of torture…
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Introducing Amnesty’s New Global Campaign Against Torture
A new global poll reveals that almost half of the world's population still do not feel safe from torture. It is time to say "no more."