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29 January and 2 February 1976. The seventh case concerned Mr. Doroteo Santiago
Ramírez, who was allegedly abducted in the city of Morelia, Michoacán on 16 July 1974.
The eighth case concerned Mr. Rafael Chávez Rosas, who was allegedly arrested in
Morelia, Michoacán on 16 July 1974. The ninth case concerned Mr. David Jimenez
Sarmiento, who was allegedly arrested in the Municipality of Atizapán de Zaragoza,
Mexico State, on 7 May 1975. Reportedly, most of these arrests were carried out by
military and police agents. The tenth case concerned Mr. Gustavo Castañeda Puentes,
who was allegedly arrested by police officers of the Monterrey Police at the Obispado
Sector of Monterrey, Nuevo León, on 25 February 2009.
Information from the Government
305. On 16 October 2009, the Government transmitted one communication concerning
three outstanding cases. The information provided was considered insufficient to clarify
them.
Information from sources
306.
Sources provided information on nine outstanding cases.
Prompt intervention
307. On 2 February 2010, the Working Group, jointly with two other special procedures
mechanisms, sent a prompt intervention letter to the Government regarding Ms. Cipriana
Jurado Herrera, a human rights defender working on, inter alia, enforced disappearances,
who allegedly received threats and suffered acts of intimidation and harassment because of
her human rights-related activities.
Request for a visit
308. On 23 April 2010, the Working Group requested an invitation to undertake a
mission to the country. On 9 June 2010, the Government invited the Working Group to
undertake a mission to, and hold its ninety-third session in, Mexico in March 2011. On 5
October 2010, the Working Group suggested the session be held from 15 to 18 March 2011
and the mission from 22 March to 1 April 2011.
Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding
309. Since its establishment, the Working Group has transmitted 412 cases to the
Government; of those, 24 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by
the source, 134 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by the
Government, 16 cases have been discontinued and 238 remain outstanding.
Observations
310. The Working Group again expresses concern that during the period under review ten
urgent actions, some concerning women, were sent to the Government.
311. The Working Group congratulates the Government for ratifying the International
Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. It calls upon
the Government to accept the competence of the Committee under articles 31 and 32.
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