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Demonstrators in Mexico Tortured

Demonstrations in Guadalajara at the summit of Latin American, Caribbean and European leaders

     Women are held naked while guards threaten to rape them. Young men are beaten repeatedly.

Guadalajara, Mexico | June 1, 2004 | Torture techniques used at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq have apparently been adopted with gusto by Mexican authorities in Guadalajara, sight of the third summit of Latin American, Caribbean and European leaders. Thousands of demonstrators led by unions and students protested the pro-neoliberal orientation of the summit in a largely peaceful march and festival on Saturday. The daily newspaper La Jornada identified a small group of provocateurs led by the Frente Popular Revolucionario and the Consejo General de le Huelga de la UNAM who damaged property during the march.

Security forces responded with overwhelming force, arresting at least 100 demonstrators, including at least eight internationalists from the US, Canada, and Spain. Firsthand reports from family members and detainees indicate widespread abuse in five separate prison facilities. Women are held naked while guards threaten to rape them. Young men are beaten repeatedly. Detainees have been denied sleep, food and drink for at least the past 48 hours.

Several detainees reportedly suffered serious injuries at the hands of officials and are denied medical attention. On Saturday afternoon the PAN Governor Francisco Ramirez Acuna announced, "There will be an iron hand (mano dura) against the detainees."

The Mexico Solidarity Network encourages you to contact your local Mexican consulate and demand:

Immediate unconditional release of the detainees

End torture against all detainees

Provide medical treatment for those in need

Contact information for local Mexican consulates is available at http://www.mexonline.com/consulate.htm

 

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