Help restore justice for women in Mexico

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Hello everyone,
 

Innocent women bystanders and peaceful protesters peacefully protesting in San Salvador, Atenco have been beaten and raped by police officers.  Four years have vanished... but the police who committed this atrocity still haven't been brought to justice. This is an outrage.

What's frightening is that these police officers still walk free - so they can still assault and attack people. Many of the women arrested at Atenco were given trumped up charges of crimes such as ''blocking public roads.'' They even served prison time. The last woman was released in 2008. These innocent women are being punished while their tormentors walk free. This is just obscene.

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You can donate to Amnesty here, to help them protect these women. Help bring their attackers to justice:

https://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/site/c.jhKPIXPCIoE/b.5074883/k.842C/Make_a_donation/apps/ka/sd/donorcustom.asp?ICID=T1003F02&msource=W1003IAR2&tr=y&auid=6138317

Feel free to read the email below for more information:

When the women left their homes that May morning in 2006, they never imagined the horrific experience that awaited them.

In San Salvador Atenco, they encountered masses of police cracking down on protests by a local peasant organization. Two people were killed, including a 14-year-old boy. Even bystanders faced beatings, house raids, and indiscriminate detentions. Of the hundreds detained, at least 45 were women.

On the way to prison, in a state police vehicle, many of the women were beaten, raped, and sexually assaulted by police officers who had arrested them.

More than two dozen of the women recounted being sexually assaulted. But the prison's medical staff ignored their claims and merely stitched up their most obvious head wounds, conducting no forensic exams.

Almost four years later, these women still wait for justice.

The police officers' appalling crimes have been exposed. Help Amnesty pressure Mexican officials to prosecute the real criminals.


The Atenco abuse investigation is now in the hands of Mexico state authorities. Amnesty International is calling on them to bring the officers to justice and provide reparations to survivors and their families.

Please help Amnesty fight for the women of Atenco. They have endured horrific crimes and deserve justice now. Your tax-deductible gift will help us protect their human rights.

In solidarity,

Diego Zavala
Country Specialist for Mexico
Amnesty International USA