At the invitation of the government of Mexico and the government of the state of Oaxaca, Dr. Florentín Meléndez, President of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), Rapporteur for Mexico and Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons Deprived of Liberty, conducted a visit to the state of Oaxaca from August 8 to 11.
The purpose of the visit was primarily to gather information about the acts of violence that have occurred since 2006, in order to complement the information received during hearings held at IACHR headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Press release of the IACHR on the visit to Oaxaca (issued on 16 August 2007)
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