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The Interamerican Court of Human Rights finds Mexico guilty for the forced disappearance of Rosendo Radilla

On Tuesday 15th of December, 2009, the Interamerican Court of Human Rights published its sentence against the Mexican State in the case of Rosendo Radilla, disappeared after being detained in a military road block in Atoyac de Alvarez, Guerrero, in August 1974. PBI accompanies Tita Radilla, daughter of Rosendo Radilla, since 2003. See more in Latest News from PBI Mexico .

The significance of the Radilla ruling

By Dr Peter Watt, University of Sheffield

A glimmer of hope has emerged in the struggle against impunity for human rights violations in Mexico. Human rights organisations continually document ongoing abuses by the authorities, yet against a background of silence, denial and intimidation, the outlook and prospects for truth and justice often appear bleak. Besides ongoing injustices, there are past crimes the Mexican government says human rights campaigners should forget, like that of the forced disappearance of Rosendo Radilla from Atoyac de Álvarez in Guerrero state 35 years ago at the height of what is now labelled Mexico’s own guerra sucia, or dirty war. Read More

PBI in Mexico

The Mexico Project field team is made up of volunteers from many countries who accompany people or organizations under threat, make regular visits to conflict zones, distribute information about the evolution of the conflict, work with civil and military authorities and carry out public relations and lobbying work to generate international support.