Launch of international support for
Mexico’s Public Trial of Crimes Against Humanity
(also available in Spanish)

 

Monday 23 July  7 - 9pm   All welcome

House of Commons, Committee room 16

Chaired by John McDonnell MP

Speakers from

CODEP (Comité de Defensa de los Derechos del Pueblo)

APPO (Asamblea Popular de los Pueblos de Oaxaca)

 

Since May 2006 the state of Oaxaca has been the scene of an extraordinary community-teacher movement against fraudulently elected governor Ulises Ruiz and the repression he unleashed. Teachers have been on strike and 1.5 million people (of a population of 3.7 million, over 70% Indigenous) have marched to defend their rights. Widespread human rights abuses, including assassinations, disappearances, rape, torture, and arbitrary detention, have been reported by several international organisations. See Early Day Motion below. Two more people were beaten to death by police on 16 July and many were arrested (see photos).

 

The police start beating him

Emeterio Merino arrested, defenceless and unarmed

His condition is critical

 

The people of Oaxaca have called for the authorities responsible for these crimes to be put on trial.  They will hold a Public Trial in Mexico City’s main square on 3 and 4 August.

 

Early Day Motion

1828  HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN OAXACA, MEXICO 3:7:07

McDonnell, John  

Austin, John Bottomley, Peter Buck, Karen Burgon, Colin Campbell, Ronnie Caton, Martin Clark, Katy Cohen, Harry Corbyn, Jeremy Cryer, Ann Davies, Dai

Drew, David Etherington, Bill George, Andrew Hancock, Mike Heyes, David Hopkins, Kelvin Illsley, Eric Jenkins, Brian Jones, Lynne MacNeil, Angus McCafferty, Chris McCartney, Ian

McDonnell, Alasdair Meale, Alan Oaten, Mark Riordan, Linda Simpson, Alan Stunell, Andrew Vis, Rudi Willott, Jenny

That this House notes that Ulises Ruiz Ortiz is accused of having become governor of the state of Oaxaca, Mexico through fraudulent elections in 2004, and of being responsible for human rights abuses against a mainly indigenous population, against teachers on strike for food, shoes and school supplies for pupils and higher wages, and against anyone who speaks out against the repression; further notes that the International Civil Commission for Human Rights Observation in December 2006, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in October 2006 and Amnesty International in 2005 have reported extensive and systematic human rights violations, including assassinations, torture, rapes and arbitrary detention in Oaxaca state; further notes that one and a half million people, of a population of under four million, have marched to ask for the removal and prosecution of Ulises Ruiz, and in support of teachers' demands; recognises that Mexico's Supreme Court (June 2007) has ordered an investigation into Ulises Ruiz's human rights abuses; and therefore urges the Government to use its influence to press for these investigations to be carried out, and for the protection of those who have brought human rights violations to public attention, in particular Jaqueline Lopez Almazán, Leyla Centeno, Alejandro Cruz López, Samuel Hernández Morales and Ulises Reynosa Guerrero.

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