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UN rights office condemns death of Mexico anti-dam activist

Por: ABC News World October 28, 2022

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MEXICO CITY -- The U.N. human rights office on Friday condemned the killing of an anti-dam activist in the southern state of Oaxaca. Oaxaca state prosecutors said the body of Filogonio Martínez was found Wednesday and didn’t show signs of violence. But the office of the U.N. High Commissioner on Human Rights said Martínez had been shot to death. He was part of a group, The Council of United Towns in Defense of the Rio Verde, which has fought... + full article



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