Mexico: Fear for safety/ threats/ forced eviction

Index Number: AMR 41/004/2009
Date Published: 16 January 2009
Categories: Mexico

People living in an area northwest of Ciudad Juarez called called Lomas del Poleo, are being harassed and attacked by private security guards hired by landowners who dispute their ownership of the land. The incidents appear to have intensified since the end of last year, and the safety of the inhabitants is at particular risk as the Agrarian Tribunal in charge of deciding who the lands belongs to, started a series of hearings.