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Monday November 23, 2009 15:48 by Sarah C - Independent Witness
A visit to Amnesty prisoner of conscience Raul Hernandez in Mexi
At the invitation of Guerrero based ´Tlachinollan Human Rights Centre´ I had the inspiring opportunity to witness an historic event last Wed (18th nov 2009): Two indigenous women, both former Amnesty International prisoners of conscience left their communities once more to make a trip to a Mexican Jail. This time however instead of being accompanied by their arresting officers, they went along with a group of local, national and international human rights organisations to make a solidarity visit to another indigenous activist and Amnesty International prisoner of conscience, Raul Hernandez.
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Raul, who is a member of OPIM ( Organisation of the Me´ Phaa indigenous People), has been detained in Ayutla de Los Libros prison in the Costa Chica area of the troubled southern state Guerrero, for over 18 months. He was charged with murder, on the evidence of two witnesses who placed him at the scene, testimony of many others who stated that in fact he was elsewhere at the time of the murder was discarded. There is no doubt in the minds of any of his community, or indeed the very credible organisations that have rallied in his support, that Raul´s conviction was politically motivated. In court proceedings in recent days the testimonies upon which he was convicted have been re-examined and his legal team, from Tlachinollan, are hopeful that they may overturn his sentence and seek redress for the miscarraige of justice that has kept him away from his family and his community for over a year and a half at this stage. Rual however, remains in the small stark prison and had been reported as losing hope that he would be released.
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