Mexico: Protesters and police clash, six dead
Mexico City, Jun 20 (IBNS): At least six people were killed and a dozen injured as police and protesters clashed in southern Mexico on Sunday, reports said.
UN rights office urges Mexican authorities to pursue investigation into extrajudicial killings
New York, May 21(Just Earth News):The United Nations human rights office on Friday reiterated a call for the Government of Mexico to ensure a prompt and thorough investigation into a series of alleged summary executions and human rights violations committed by authorities almost two years ago.
UN rights office urges Mexico to consider recommendations on case of missing students
New York, Apr 27 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Tuesday urged the Government of Mexico to take into serious consideration the recommendations made recently by a group of independent experts regarding the case of the enforced disappearance in Iguala of 43 students and the killing of six others in 2014.
Mexico: UN experts welcome report on disappeared, executed and tortured students
New York, Sep 10 (IBNS): A group of United Nations human rights experts on Wednesday welcomed a new report on the enforced disappearances, executions and torture of students from Ayotzinapa in the Mexican state of Guerrero in September 2014, and stressed the need for the national Government to implement its recommendations.
UNESCO chief condemns killing of journalists in Mexico, Syria
New York, Feb 3 (IBNS): The head of the United Nations agency mandated to defend press freedom on Monday denounced the assassination of Moisés Sánchez Cerezo, a Mexican journalist recently found murdered weeks after his disappearance, and Kenji Goto, a Japanese freelancer killed by Islamist extremists in Syria.
Mexico: UN rights office notes 'deep concerns' over case of missing students
New York, Nov 15 (IBNS) The United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR) on Fridaycautioned against jumping to conclusions regarding the “complex and ongoing†investigation into the disappearance of 43 students in Mexico, amid reports that a number badly burned bodies have been recovered from sites in Guerrero state.
Mexico: Ban urges renewed global partnership for development
New York, Apr 16 (IBNS): With the deadline for the globally agreed development targets fast approaching, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday called for a renewed global partnership to advance sustainable development and a life of dignity for all.