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30 May 2009
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23 April 2009
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20 March 2009
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27 February 2009
IACHR Condemns Murder of Indigenous Leaders in Mexico
UNHCHR Condemns the Assassination of Indigenous Human Rights Defenders in Guerrero (in Spanish)Press Release by the Presidency of the European Union (in Spanish)
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26 February 2009
"Washington, D.C., February 24, 2009 — The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) condemns the murder of Raúl Lucas Lucía and Manuel Ponce Rosas, defenders of the rights of indigenous people in the State of Guerrero, Mexico, and urges the authorities to investigate and punish those responsible.
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17 February 2009
"Manuel Ponce Rosas and Raúl Lucas Lucía were abducted on 13 February in Ayutla de los Libres municipality, Guerrero State by armed men who local human rights organizations believe may be connected to the authorities. Their whereabouts remain unknown and Amnesty International is concerned that they may have been subjected to forced disappearance.
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14 January 2009
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12 November 2008
"Amnesty International is calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Raúl Hernández, Manuel Cruz, Orlando Manzanarez, Natalio Ortega and Romualdo Santiago, who have been in detention for more than six months in Ayutla, Guerrero state. After closely scrutinising their case, Amnesty International has concluded that all five are innocent of the murder charges and their detention and prosecution is politically motivated.
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11 November 2008
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9 June 2008