Mexico: Futher information on Impunity / Legal Concern - Ricardo Miguel Cavallo

Index Number: AMR 41/007/2001
Date Published: 6 February 2001
Categories: Americas, Mexico

The Mexican authorities are to extradite Argentine former naval captain Ricardo Miguel Cavallo to Spain, where he will face charges of genocide, terrorism and torture. Amnesty International welcomes the decision, which reaffirms the principle of universal jurisdiction, contributing to efforts to bring to justice those responsible for serious human rights violations.