Mexico’s Supreme Court orders release of two Indigenous prisoners

Posted on November 29, 2012 • Filed under: Latin America Indigenous Issues, Mexico

Mexico’s Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the release of Jose Ramon Aniceto Gomez, 65, and Pascual Agustin Cruz, 49 , considered the only two prisoners of conscience in the country by human rights organizations. The two Indian water activists, served a seven-year sentence for a misdemeanor that hid a water conflict in the center of the country. Read Article

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