Mexico: Miriam Lopez, Abducted, Raped and Tortured Deadline ASAP - Online Action
On
2 February 2011, Miriam López, 30 years old and mother of four had just
dropped her children at school when she was abducted by two men in
balaclavas and taken to a military base near Tijuana, Mexico, and held
for seven days. She was
beaten, raped three times, given electric shocks and nearly asphyxiated
by her captors in order to get her to implicate herself and others in
drug trafficking offenses. She
was eventually released without charges and was brave enough to file a
formal complaint. Three years have passed – and none of her torturers
have been brought to justice. But Miriam’s ordeal is not unique. Reports of torture have increased by 600% over the last decade. People are living in fear of being abused by the authorities intended to protect them. Click here or here to urge Mexican President Nieto to stop torture
by publicly denouncing torture and taking steps to investigate
allegations of torture and other ill-treatment in Mexico.
On
2 February 2011, Miriam López, 30 years old and mother of four had just
dropped her children at school when she was abducted by two men in
balaclavas and taken to a military base near Tijuana, Mexico, and held
for seven days. She was
beaten, raped three times, given electric shocks and nearly asphyxiated
by her captors in order to get her to implicate herself and others in
drug trafficking offenses. She
was eventually released without charges and was brave enough to file a
formal complaint. Three years have passed – and none of her torturers
have been brought to justice. But Miriam’s ordeal is not unique. Reports of torture have increased by 600% over the last decade. People are living in fear of being abused by the authorities intended to protect them. Click here or here to urge Mexican President Nieto to stop torture
by publicly denouncing torture and taking steps to investigate
allegations of torture and other ill-treatment in Mexico. 