Amnesty International, USA, August 29, 2017.
On June 8, 2011, Verónica Razo was walking to pick up her children from school in Mexico City when she was suddenly stopped by a group of men without uniforms and abducted. They took her to a Federal Police warehouse where she was held for 24 hours and tortured. She was beaten, subjected to near asphyxiation and electric shocks, and repeatedly raped by several police officers.
On June 8, 2011, Verónica Razo was walking to pick up her children from school in Mexico City when she was suddenly stopped by a group of men without uniforms and abducted. They took her to a Federal Police warehouse where she was held for 24 hours and tortured. She was beaten, subjected to near asphyxiation and electric shocks, and repeatedly raped by several police officers.
Verónica was threatened, and forced to sign a “confession” admitting to abduction and other crimes she didn’t commit. Medical examinations from the time of her arrest show multiple injuries all over her body. Amnesty International has reviewed Verónica Razo’s case and finds no evidence that Verónica committed any of the crimes she has been accused of, except for the testimonies that were obtained through torture and other grave violations of due process.
It has been almost 6 years since Verónica’s arrest and she is still waiting to be released. Please take action now and ask Mexican authorities to release Verónica from prison and drop all charges against her immediately.
