Mexico: A complete review of unfair trials needed after indigenous teacher pardoned

Headline Title:  Mexico: A complete review of unfair trials needed after indigenous teacher pardoned 30 October 2013 The Mexican President’s decision to pardon indigenous teacher Alberto Patishtán who was imprisoned for more than a decade following an unfair trial is a long overdue recognition of the injustice done to him, but it should spur a complete review of countless unfair trial cases, Amnesty International said today. “This is an innocent man who has been in prison for 13 years. The Presidential pardon is a big relief for Alberto Patishtán and his family, but it falls short…

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