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Epidemia de tortura en México
Personas de todo México, pero en especial al norte del país, parecen caminar con temor, y no sólo al crimen organizado.
Una ama de casa y madre de cuatro hijos se vio envuelta en la “guerra contra el narcotráfico” de México, por lo que fue torturada y agredida sexualmente. Más de dos años después, nadie ha rendido cuenta de estos actos.
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Mexico
22° 57' 10.7892" N, 103° 38' 57.8868" W
“Personas de todo México se ven atrapadas en ocasiones en el lado equivocado de las operaciones militares contra los grupos criminales. Sin pruebas reales, las pueden considerar el enemigo o posibles enemigos implicados en el narcotráfico, con todos los abusos que esa etiqueta conlleva.”
Source:
Rupert Knox, investigador de Amnistía Internacional sobre México
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Peña Nieto: Cien días esperando verdaderos avances de derechos humanos
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Comunicado de prensa sobre los primeros 100 días de mandato de Enrique Peña Nieto
Video footage apparently showing the torture of two men in Fiji is “shocking”, Amnesty International said on Tuesday, as it called for an independent investigation into the events.
Disturbing video footage apparently showing the torture of prisoners in Fiji must be urgently investigated.
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“The brutal beating with batons is harrowing. It is torture. The Fijian authorities must treat this shocking video with the utmost seriousness and immediately initiate an independent investigation. ”
Source:
Roseann Rife, Amnesty International
Date:
Tue, 05/03/2013
Alors qu’Enrique Peña Nieto occupe depuis 100 jours la fonction de président, les quelques mesures prises par son gouvernement en matière de droits humains ne correspondent absolument pas à la gravité de la situation que connaît le Mexique.
Alors qu’Enrique Peña Nieto occupe depuis 100 jours la fonction de président, les quelques mesures prises par son gouvernement en matière de droits humains ne correspondent absolument pas à la
Headline Title:
Mexico's Torture Epidemic
People across Mexico, but particularly in the north of the country, seem to walk in fear, and not only of organized crime.
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 to account.
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VIDEO: Miriam's story
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Mexico
22° 57' 10.7892" N, 103° 38' 57.8868" W
“People across Mexico are sometimes caught up on the wrong side of the military operations against criminal gangs. With no real evidence, they might be perceived as the enemy or as potential involved in drug trafficking with all the abuses that come attached to that label.”
Source:
Rupert Knox, Mexico researcher at Amnesty International.
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Peña Nieto: One hundred days waiting for real advances on human rights
Description:
Amnesty International's press release for Enrique Peña Nieto's first 100 days in office
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 that Mexico is experiencing.
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 that Mexico is experiencing.
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Duvalier's court appearance brings hope
The presence of former Haitian “president for life” Jean-Claude Duvalier in court yesterday on charges relating to human rights abuses brings a glimmer of hope for the families of those subjected t
Former Haitian leader Jean-Claude Duvalier faced a court hearing regarding human rights abuses committed during his time in office.
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The presence of former Haitian “president for life” Jean-Claude Duvalier in court yesterday on charges relating to human rights abuses brings a glimmer of hope for the families of those subjected to extrajudicial executions and enforced disappearances and the survivors of torture during Duvalier’s years in power, said Amnesty International.
The presence of former Haitian “president for life” Jean-Claude Duvalier in court yesterday on charges relating to human rights abuses brings a glimmer of hope for the families of those subjected t
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From ‘Days of Rage’ to raging conflict - Two years of turmoil in Syria
Nowhere has the human cost of the “Arab Spring” uprisings been higher than in Syria.
Two years since the Syrian uprising began, we speak to Amnesty Researcher Cilina Nasser and Senior Crisis Advisor Donatella Rovera about the conflict so far.
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VIDEO: Syria anniversary
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Two years on: Syria’s conflict in numbersMore than 60,000 people have been killed since the conflict began.More than 700,000 refugees have fled to neighbouring Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and Iraq, and North African countries.At least two million people are displaced inside Syria.Over half of all Syrian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and Egypt are children. One in five of these refugee households is headed by a woman.Approximately 23,500 Syrian nationals applied for asylum in the EU between April 2011 and October 2012. 15,000 of these applications were lodged in Germany and Sweden.All figures are based on UN estimates from January 2013.
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Syria
36° 12' 36.684" N, 37° 9' 3.438" E
“Civilians are undoubtedly the ones paying the highest price. They are losing their lives, their relatives, their limbs, their homes, businesses and property.
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Source:
Donatella Rovera, Amnesty International’s Senior Crisis Adviser
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Syria country page
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More of Amnesty International's work on Syria
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From 'Days of Rage' to raging conflict
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Read the original version of this feature in Wire magazine
