What do you do when the Supreme Court stands with you and your government works against you?
Last month, the Mexican Supreme Court confirmed that women in San Salvador Atenco suffered major physical and sexual abuse at the hands of police officers. But even with the affirmation of the highest court in Mexico, the women in Atenco are still waiting for these officers to be held accountable for their crimes.
The current Attorney General of Mexico, Eduardo Medina-Mora, remains suspiciously silent on this case that his office is responsible for handling. But it doesn't take much investigating to find out why: At the time of the attacks, Medina-Mora was in charge of the same police officers who were implicated in the assaults. Any real investigation into the attacks and arrests could surely place significant blame squarely on his shoulders.
If securing justice continues to rely on Attorney General Medina-Mora, then the police officers guilty of brutally beating and raping the women in Atenco will remain free to roam the streets, a threat to those they're meant to protect.
Sign the petition.
Protesters demanding justice for the women in Atenco.
President Calderón must step in to prove his leadership and uphold the rule of law in Mexico. When you add your name to our online petition, you're adding your voice to our cries against injustice, impunity and unlawful attacks on peaceful demonstrators.
By the end of April, we want to send such a long list of names to President Calderón, that he is compelled to take action. We want President Calderón to stand on the side of the Mexican people and on the side of human rights.
In May, three years will have passed since this horrific violence took place in Atenco. We cannot allow the Attorney General of Mexico to continue to side-step the justice system any more.
Sign our petition to President Calderón asking him to see to it that all those responsible for the crimes against the women of Atenco are brought to justice.
Just over a week ago, our activists gathered in Chicago and rallied around this very cause. Hundreds stood at the doors of the Mexican Consulate and demanded the Mexican government's attention and action. Our presence made our message clear -- we will not back down.
The Mexican Supreme Court has also made their message clear -- the women of Atenco deserve justice. While the Attorney General may try to drag his heels at every step of this process, President Calderón has the power to move things forward now.
Without President Calderón's leadership, any chance for justice for the women in Atenco could be lost.
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