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Mexico: Two men allegedly executed by Mexican army
28 March 2013

The Mexican Army killed two young men in disputed circumstances in the town of Nuevo Laredo. Relatives are seeking a full investigation into evidence that the two ...

Urgent Action       AMR 41/015/2013

Mexico: Activist receives death threat: Filiberto Vicente Aquino
27 March 2013

Activist and radio presenter, Filiberto Vicente Aquino, received a death threat on 20 March 2013 after covering a press conference about the opposition to the ...

Urgent Action       AMR 41/013/2013

Mexico: Further information: More threats made against migrants' ...
20 March 2013

There are new reports of threats against La 72 migrants' shelter and its director in Tenosique, southern state of Tabasco, Mexico. The lives of the shelter director ...

Urgent Action       AMR 41/012/2013

Amnesty International | Mexico: urgent action needed to save lives ...
12 March 2013

Routine abductions, sexual violence, forced recruitment into criminal gangs, people trafficking and murder of migrants are normal events in the lives of the tens ...

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Mexico: Irregular migrants in Mexico: Ten urgent measures to save ...
12 March 2013

The number of irregular migrants crossing Mexico increased in 2012 and routine abductions, sexual violence, forced recruitment into criminal gangs, people trafficking ...

Document       AMR 41/011/2013

Mexico: Death threat for defending migrants
11 March 2013

A man believed to be involved in extortion of money from irregular migrants has threatened to kill an activist for migrants' rights in southern Mexico.

Urgent Action       AMR 41/010/2013

A place where no one seems to be safe from torture | Amnesty ...
5 March 2013

A mother of four and housewife found herself up caught up in Mexico's “war on drugs” and was tortured and sexually abused. Over two years on, no one has been held ...

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End Torture in Mexico | Amnesty International
5 March 2013

Call on the President of Mexico to end torture and ensure victims receive justice.

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Amnesty International | Mexico: Journalist killing proves violence ...
5 March 2013

The people behind the killing of journalist Jaime González Domínguez in Ojinaga, Mexico on 3 March 2013 must be brought to justice, Amnesty International said.

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Amnesty International | Peña Nieto: One hundred days waiting for ...
5 March 2013

As President Enrique Peña Nieto completes 100 days in office, the few measures his government has taken on human rights simply do not match the gravity of the situation ...

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