Annual Report 2012
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Freedom and justice for José Ramón and Pascual | Amnesty ...
29 May 2012

Two indigenous human rights defenders from Mexico have been imprisoned for crimes they did not commit.

Action Document      

Mexico: Documentation of the case of José Ramón Aniceto Gómez ...
25 May 2012

José Ramón Aniceto Gómez and Pascual Agustín Cruz are indigenous human rights defenders from the Nahuan community of Atla. In 2010, they were detained, tried and ...

Document       AMR 41/035/2012

Mexico: Human rights must be at the heart of the electoral agenda
25 May 2012

Mexico is preparing for elections that will set its path for the next six years. However, the need to strengthen the protection and effective exercise of human ...

Document       AMR 41/036/2012

Report 2012: No longer business as usual for tyranny and injustice ...
24 May 2012

Amnesty International releases its flagship yearly report documenting the state of the world's human rights.

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Mexico: Death threat for human rights lawyer: Vidulfo Rosales ...
23 May 2012

Human rights defender and lawyer, Vidulfo Rosales Sierra, from Guerrero State, Mexico received an anonymous death threat on 4 May. His life and those of his colleagues ...

Urgent Action       AMR 41/034/2012

Mexico: Freedom of expression still under attack as six ...
21 May 2012

Six journalists have been killed in less than a month in Mexico, raising grave concerns about freedom of expression.

Story      

Mexico: Freedom of expression still under attack as six ...
21 May 2012

Six journalists have been killed in less than a month in Mexico, raising grave concerns about freedom of expression.

Story      

Mexico: Human rights defenders at risk
18 May 2012

A human rights defender was kidnapped on 15 May, and held prisoner for almost a day: his organization has received threatening messages. All the members of the ...

Urgent Action       AMR 41/033/2012

Mexico: Further information: Armed men threaten migrants in Mexico
8 May 2012

Two migrants were threatened by armed men outside a migrants' shelter in Lechería, Mexico State. The lives of migrants, staff and volunteers at the shelter are ...

Urgent Action       AMR 41/032/2012

Mexico: It is time for Mexico to implement the protection ...
1 May 2012

Amnesty International. Public Statement. AI Index: AMR 41/029/2012. 1 May, 2012. It is time for Mexico to implement the protection mechanism ...

Public Statement       AMR 41/029/2012