MEXICO: AUTHORITIES MUST GUARANTEE RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN VIOLENT CONTEXT SURROUNDING ELECTIONS
06/28/2018
Faced with the most violent election process in its history, Mexico must take serious measures to guarantee that its citizens can exercise their human rights, including the right to participation in public affairs during the elections this Sunday, Amnesty International said today.
“The Mexican authorities must provide the necessary conditions so that people’s human rights are not affected in the context of the electoral process, including throughout polling day on Sunday and over the following days” said Erika Guevara-Rosas, Americas Director at Amnesty International.
On Sunday 1 July Mexico will hold elections for more than 3,400 public posts, including the election of the next Mexican president, and the entire federal Congress will be replaced.
During the 2018 electoral campaign, at least 120 people have been killed in relation to the electoral process currently underway, and many of them were candidates for election to public posts.
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https://www.amnestyusa.org/press-releases/mexico-authorities-must-guarantee-respect-for-human-rights-in-violent-context-surrounding-elections/