Washington, D.C.—Human Rights First is urging Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos to issue an  immediate presidential pardon for wrongfully-convicted human rights defender Principe Gabriel González. The organization noted that the pardon would distance Santos’ administration from the human rights abuses that occurred under his predecessor, including the wrongful prosecution of  González, who is currently detained in Colombia.

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The Cerezo Committee Mexico on August 24 and 25 celebrates several events to commemorate its tenth anniversary. It is also publishing a report on violations of human rights in Mexico during the period of 2009 to 2010.

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• The Attorney General for Military Justice sent the investigations of Inés Fernández and Valentina Rosendo to the Attorney General’s Office of the Republic.

• It is now up to the Attorney General to bring the military personnel responsible for the rape and torture committed against Inés and Valentina to federal justice.