Captain Victor Hugo Cordero served as Chief of Police of the
Municipality of Gomez Palacios in Durango, one of the most dangerous
states in Mexico. Captain Cordero moved to Durango seeking a job to
support his family. Two years ago, he was incarcerated with charges
claiming that he was colluding with drug cartels and other henious
crimes. However, he was physically and emotionally tortured into sign a
confession. His family received death threats if they tried to help him.
A Durango Human Rights Report issued in February of 2014 asserted that
his rights were violated and that there were indications of physical and
emotional harm. However, nothing happened beyond that. We are asking
for help from Amnesty International and other NGO's to investigate and
take action if necessary.
Update #5 February 10, 2015
We are close to 1500 signatures!
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