Mexico: Two men tortured in Mexico

Index AI : AMR 41/056/2009
Date de publication : 27 octobre 2009
Catégorie(s) : Mexique

Two men, both members of a peasant farmers' organization in Chiapas state, southern Mexico, have been tortured in custody after being arrested without a warrant. A third man who is a member of the same organization is being held 2,000km away, where he is unable to see his lawyer and family. All three men are accused of illegally occupying land in 2005.