Mexico: Possible enforced disappearance/Fear for safety: Javier Torres Cruz (m)

Index Number: AMR 41/065/2008
Date Published: 10 December 2008
Categories: Mexico

Peasant farmer Javier Torres Cruz may have been subjected to enforced disappearance on 3 December. The authorities have denied knowledge of his whereabouts and there are concerns for his safety following earlier attempts to detain him which may be connected to his role as a witness in a high profile murder case.