Mexico: Protection needed for villagers in Mexico

Index Number: AMR 41/059/2009
Date Published: 18 November 2009
Categories: Mexico

Four men on trial for an attack on human rights lawyer Ricardo Lagunes Gasca, and other inhabitants of Ejido Jotolá, southern Mexico, in September 2009, have been intimidating witnesses and have threatened to kill and rape villagers since they were released on bail on 11 November.