MEXICO CITY, Oct 17 2014 (IPS) - The images filled the front pages of Mexico’s newspapers: 61 half-dressed state policemen kneeling, with their hands tied, in the main square of the town of Tepatepec in the central state of Hidalgo, while local residents threatened to burn them alive.
It was Feb. 19, 2000. The reason the townspeople were furious was the police occupation of the Normal Rural Luis Villarreal rural teachers college in the town of El Mexe, and the arrest of 176 of the (…)
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Mexico’s Cocktail of Political and Narco-Violence and Poverty
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"Security" in Mexico doesn’t apply to many human rights defenders
10 September 2014, by Comité Cerezo Méxicoby Maggie Ervin
Felipe Calderón, president of Mexico from 2006 to 2012, had a way a talking that sounded a bit like George W. Bush, which is to say unapologetically bellicose. As soon as his term started, he declared a War on Drug Trafficking, and quickly put it into full military action. By the end of his term, the results were staggeringly tragic: more than 60,000 Mexicans dead, more than 20,000 disappeared, more than 150,000 displaced, and still plenty of drugs flowing to the U.S. and (…) -
National: Report on human rights in Mexico (from June 2013 to May 2014)
10 September 2014, by Comité Cerezo MéxicoOn 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 (…) -
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 (…) -
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
1ro de noviembre de 2013, por Comité Cerezo México -
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 (…) -
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 (…) -
VIDEO: Mexican Activists Demand State Accountability For Increasing Numbers of Disappeared
8 de junio de 2013, por Comité Cerezo México -
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)
Format: MP3 Mono 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)