Mexico must free indigenous activists jailed on trumped-up charges

Headline Title:  Mexico: Free indigenous activists jailed on trumped-up charges 13 June 2012 The Mexican authorities must immediately and unconditionally release two indigenous men imprisoned after an unfair trial in the central state of Puebla, Amnesty International said today. In a letter delivered on Tuesday to officials at Mexico’s Supreme Court – where their case has gone on appeal – the organization called for the case to be reviewed in line with international standards on fair trials and the Mexican Constitution. In 2010, José Ramón Aniceto Gómez and Pascual Agustín Cruz from…

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