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Four men who were arrested for an attack on a human rights lawyer and villagers of Ejido Jotola were released on bail and have returned to the village, threatening to kill and rape them. They also intimidated the family of a man who privded a witness statement against them. The safety and lives of all the villagers are at risk.
Not only do the deaths of women tarnish the image of the Mexican city of Juárez, but also the disappearance of soldier Miguel Orlando Muñoz Guzmán demonstrates the flaw in the state of rights and justice in this region of Mexico. Download the action Ensure a full and impartial investigation into the "disappearance" of Miguel Orlando Munoz Guzman in PDF format
Staff at a shelter for undocumented migrants in north-eastern Mexico have received repeated threats. The migrants staying at the shelter and the staff working there are in danger. Download the action Attack on Shelter for Migrants in Mexico in PDF format | Download the action Attack on Shelter for Migrants in Mexico in RTF format | Download the action Attack on Shelter for Migrants in Mexico in MS Word format
Members of a peasant farmers' organization in southern Mexico have been tortured while in custody after being arrested without a warrant.
On October 27 2006, US video journalist Brad Will was shot and killed in Oaxaca City, southern Mexico as he filmed a clash between members of a local protest movement (Asamblea Popular del Pueblo de Oaxaca, APPO) and supporters and officials of the local governing party. Download the action Demand justice for killing of journalist in Oaxaca, Mexico in PDF format | Download the action Demand justice for killing of journalist in Oaxaca, Mexico in RTF format
Villagers in Santo Domingo Ixcatlan, Oaxaca state have been attacked repeatedly by a group of armed men for the inhabitants' opposition to the sale of community lands. The armed group has chased away the police officers that had been sent to protect the villagers.
Male environmentalist Jesus Sanchez de la Barquera has been shot and wounded outside his home in Mexico State, near the Mexican capital, Mexico City.
Migrants in the city of Saltillo continue to be repeatedly threatened by local residents, who accuse them of being murderers. Their presence has been blamed on the Belén Migrants' Shelter, whose staff is also at risk.
When the women left their homes that May morning in 2006, they never imagined the horrific experience that lay ahead of them. During a police operation in response to protests by activists from a local peasant organization in San Salvador Atenco, Mexico, over 45 women were arrested without explanation.
In May 2006 over 45 women were arrested without explanation in San Salvador Atenco, Mexico. Many were subjected to physical, psychological and sexual violence by the police officers who arrested them and then held in prison for days before being released on bail. Download the action Demand Justice for Women of Atenco in PDF format | Download the action Demand Justice for Women of Atenco in RTF format
