On August 30, the Report “Defending human rights in Mexico: A struggle against impunity (from June 2013 to May 2014)” was presented in Mexico City. It’s based on the work of documentation of Urgent Action for the Defense of Human Rights (ACUDDEH AC), Comité Cerezo Mexico and the National Campaign Against Enforced Disappearances.
The report recorded that since the beginning of Enrique Peña Nieto (EPN) Presidency, 669 arbitrary political arrests were registered, of which 412 were documented in (...)
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National: Report on human rights in Mexico (from June 2013 to May 2014)
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Francisco Cerezo Reflects on his Speaker’s Tour of the Upper Midwest
11 de diciembre de 2013, por Comité Cerezo MéxicoThis October, Witness for Peace Upper Midwest hosted Mexican human rights defender Francisco Cerezo of Comité Cerezo México for a Speaker’s Tour throughout the region. In numerous universities, churches, and community groups throughout Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri, Francisco spoke to over 2,500 people about the effects of U.S. Policy in Mexico.
Francisco presentingto "Advocates for Human Rights. This 1.6 billion dollar package, the great majority of which comes in the form (...) -
Letter to the people of the Upper midwest, thanks for your support
6 de noviembre de 2013, por Comité Cerezo MéxicoTo Witness for Peace Upper Midwest To those whose solidarity enabled us to accomplish this tour To all those who attended the presentations To those who interviewed us and broadcast our activities
Comité Cerezo México, through his coordinator Francisco Cerezo, thanks all the work carried out for the realization of the informative tour in the United States.
We thank the work done by the Witness for Peace Upper Midwest Organizer, Elise Roberts, and for all the time and effort put in to (...) -
VIDEO English/Español Global Awareness Lecture Series - Francisco Cerezo, Founder of Comite Cerezo
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Mexican Activist Talks Drugs, Guns and US Policies
26 de octubre de 2013, por Comité Cerezo México“We believe that the Mexican Army, instead of fighting the Cartels to stop the drug trade, is actually fighting them to control the drug trade,” Francisco said.
Nathaniel Dalton ndalt398 uwsp.edu
The University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point’s Latin American/ Caribbean speaker series coordinated with the activist group Witness for Peace to bring Francisco Cerezo, a founding member of the human rights organization Comité Cerezo, to campus last Thursday to speak about the effects the United (...) -
International Day of the Disappeared: A Mexico Retrospective
10 de octubre de 2013, por Comité Cerezo MéxicoThe first event was put on by Comite Cerezo and Hasta Encontrarlos from the states of Guerrero and Michoacán. The two groups presented a manual on the case of enforced disappearances in Mexico
By Erik B Wilson and Alejandro Vélez Salas
August 30th marked the international day of recognition for victims of enforced disappearance. The day was commemorated in many countries around the globe including Mexico where 2 main events took place to honor the occasion.
The first event was put on by (...) -
VIDEO: Mexican Activists Demand State Accountability For Increasing Numbers of Disappeared
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ENGLISH AUDIO: Mexican activists demand justice after campesinos found dead in Guerrero
6 de junio de 2013, por Comité Cerezo MéxicoMexican activists demand justice after campesinos found dead in Guerrero
Wed, 06/05/2013 - 14:57
Year: 2013
Length: 2:45 minutes (2.51 MB)
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Forced Disappearances in the Americas
20 de marzo de 2013, por Comité Cerezo MéxicoThe Mexican petitioners [...] listed four frequent types of perpetrators: (1) military members, (2) persons in uniform, (3) paramilitary troops, and (4) persons who are highly armed and can maintain control over an area through violence and intimidation. Complete impunity for perpetrators allows the government to cover up and refuse to recognize these crimes, the petitioners said.
Commissioners: Felipe González, Dinah Shelton, Rodrigo Escobar Gil, Elizabeth Abi-Mershed (Assistant Executive (...) -
Worldwide clamor: Where are they?
2 de enero de 2013, por Comité Cerezo MéxicoWith Comité Cerezo’s advising, the families prepared a detailed account of the youths’ disappearance and a review of the PGR and PGJ’s performance. The document was presented to the UN Committee of Enforced Disappearances, whose leaders accepted it, according to notification on November 10th.
For over five months they have spread the news throughout Europe and Canada about the disappearance of Ana Belém Sánchez Mayorga, Luis Enrique Castañeda Nava Maldonado and his cousin Diego Castañeda. The (...)