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Fw: 232/09 Messico "Fear for safety" FIRMA E INVIA L'APPELLO IN ALLEGATO!

 
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Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 10:45 AM
Subject: 232/09 Messico "Fear for safety" FIRMA E INVIA L'APPELLO IN ALLEGATO!



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
URGENT ACTION
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER SHOT BY ARMED MAN

Mexican human rights defender, Salomón Mon á rrez Meraz, was shot three times by an unidentified armed man on 31 August. His life and that of other members of the organization may be in danger. 
On 31 August, an armed man walked into Salomón Monárrez Meraz's shop in Culiacán, Sinaloa state, Mexico and fired several shots at him. Salomón Monárrez Meraz had just opened up his construction equipment shop for the day when he heard a gun being fired behind him. He turned around and saw an armed man wearing a balaclava shooting directly at him. The gunman fired nine rounds of ammunition of which three hit Salomón Monárrez Meraz in the ribs, collar bone and arm. The gunman ran from the shop as soon as he stopped firing. Nothing from the shop was stolen and the gunmen did not speak. Salomón Monárrez Meraz is recovering from his injuries in hospital and is in a stable condition.

Salomón Monárrez is a leader of the Sinaloan Civic Front (Frente Cívico Sinaloense, FCS), a human rights organization working to defend human rights across Sinaloa state. He has repeatedly spoken out about human rights violations in Sinaloa and particularly about abuses committed by members of the Mexican military. Amnesty International is concerned that the recent attack on Salomón Monárrez Meraz may be in retaliation for his human rights work. Other members of the  Sinaloan Civic Front  such as Mercedes Murillo, the president and founder of the organization, may also be at risk.

On 5 September 2007, one of the founders of the Sinaloan Civic Front , Ricardo Murillo Monge, was abducted. His body was found the following day in an abandoned car in Culiacán city, Sinaloa state, with a fatal bullet wound to the head. The investigation into the killing has yielded no results.

PLEASE WRITE IMMEDIATELY in Spanish or your own language:
  • Calling on the authorities to ensure that continuous and adequate protection measures for Salomón Monárrez Meraz and other members of staff at the  Sinaloan Civic Front are put in place immediately, in accordance with their wishes;
  • urging the authorities to carry out a prompt and independent investigation into the attack against Salomón Monárrez Meraz, with the results made public and those responsible brought to justice.

PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 14 OCTOBER 2009 TO:
Minister of Interior
Lic. Fernando F. Gómez-Mont Urueta
Secretario de Gobernación
Secretaría de Gobernación
Bucareli 99, 1er. piso,
Col. Juárez, Del. Cuauhtémoc,
México D.F., C.P.06600, MEXICO
Fax: +52 5550 93 34 14
E-mail:   secretario at segob.gob.mx
Salutation: Señor Secretario/Dear Minister


Attorney General of the Republic
Lic. Eduardo Medina- Mora Icaza
Procuraduría General de la República
Av. Paseo de la Reforma nº 211-213, Piso 16
Col. Cuauhtémoc, Del. Cuauhtémoc
México D.F., C.P. 06500, MEXICO   
Fax: +52 5553 46 09 08
Salutation: Dear Attorney General/Señor Procurador General


Governor of Sinaloa
Lic. Jesús Alberto Aguilar Padilla                                                                                                       
Gobernador del Estado de Sinaloa
Palacio de Gobierno                                                
Av. Insurgentes, S/N 3er. Piso      
Culiacán 80129                                               
Sinaloa MÉXICO
Fax: +52 6677 14 78 70
E-mail: gobernador at sinaloa.gob.mx
Salutation: Dear Governor /Señor GobernadoCOPIES TO: Human Rights Organization - Frente Cívico Sinaloense, Angel Flores # 355 Pte. (interior) Col. Centro, Culiacán, Sinaloa. C. P. 80000
Also send copies to diplomatic representatives of Mexico accredited to your country. Please check with your section office if sending appeals after the above date.
MESSICO (Stati uniti messicani)
Via Lazzaro Spallanzani, 16 - 00161 Roma
Tel. 06441151  - Fax 064403876 
 

Minister of Interior

Lic. Fernando F. Gómez-Mont Urueta

Secretario de Gobernación

Secretaría de Gobernación

Bucareli 99, 1er. piso,

Col. Juárez, Del. Cuauhtémoc,

México D.F., C.P.06600, MEXICO

Fax: +52 5550 93 34 14

E-mail:            secretario at segob.gob.mx

 

Señor Secretario,

 

Escribo como simpatizante de Amnistía Internacional, la organización no-gubernamental que desde 1961 ha estado luchando imparcialmente por la defensa de los derechos humanos bàsicos.

 

Llamo a ustedes a garantizar que se establezcan inmediatamente medidas continuas y adecuadas de protección para Salomón Monárrez Meraz y otros miembros del personal del Frente Cívico Sinaloense, de acuerdo con sus deseos.

 

Insto a ustedes a realizar una investigación pronta e independiente sobre el ataque contra Salomón Monárrez Meraz, publicando los resultados y llevando ante la justicia a los responsables.

 

Atentamente.