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Abuses In Oaxaca Go To The Hague

From Prena Latina
Outrageous actovities by Gov. Ulises Ruiz against the Oaxaca social movement will be denounced at The Hague International Court, leaders of the Democratic Revolution Party (PRD) said Wednesday.

PRD deputies at the First National Forum for the Defense of Oaxaca announced they will present the accusations the next week since there are elements to establish principles of crimes against humanity.

They want international judgement on the situation in that southern Mexican state and have summoned 40 witnesses.

Tuesday, attendees at the event heard testimonies of mistreatments, insults, death threats, unhealthy conditions and sexual abuse against those detained on Nov 25 by the Federal Police.

The forum gathers social activists, leaders of non governmental bodies, deputies, senators, relatives of political prisoners, ex-convicts, union representatives and members of the Popular Assembly of the Peoples of Oaxaca.



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