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Dublin - Event Notice Thursday January 01 1970 Amnesty International Conference on Mexico
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Thursday May 04, 2006 00:44 by Gerald Kelly - Amnesty International mexicoireland at gmail dot com
Amnesty International Irish Section is organising a conference on human rights in Mexico. Two human rights defenders from Mexico will be present to share their experiences and knowledge. Felipe Arreaga environmental activist with Organizacion Campesina Ecologista de la Sierra de Petatlan spend 10 months in jail on falsified charges because he opposed the activities of the local rich elite and multinational corporations in illegally logging forests. Felipe is from Guerrero state in southern Mexico where indigenous peoples' livelihoods are being threatened by illegal logging, drug trafficking, environmental degradation and police and army impunity. |
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Jump To Comment: 1An interesting mix of topics. The rape/murders is truly terrible. No proper investigations have taken place, instead the cops have tried framing a few village idiots for what is obviously an organised campaign of mass murder against women.
The evironmental issues are relevant as well given the go ahead to Shell for their pipeline.