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Digna Ochoa

Mexico



One of the foremost human rights lawyers in Mexico, Digna Ochoa y Pl‡cido, was shot dead in her office on October 19, 2001. Amnesty International strongly condemned her murder and demanded that President Vicente Fox immediately undertake a thorough and impartial investigation into her death.

Digna Ochoa was a leading human rights lawyer who won international awards in recognition of her human rights work. She had worked for many years on cases in which public officials, including members of the Offices of the Attorney General and the armed forces, had been implicated in serious human rights violations.

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Demonstrators in front of the Mexican Embassy in Washington, DC, demand justice for Digna Ochoa.
(October 25)		    




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