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Deputies require record review Nestora Salgado community leader, arrested in 2013

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By Enrique Mendez and Roberto Garduño

Mexico, DF. Representatives of the Commission on Human Rights called for the revision of the file that was opened against Nestora Salgado Garcia, coordinator of community policing Olinalá, Guerrero, who was arrested in August 2013 for military, marine, state police and municipal, and who has reported violations of their rights and be forced to sign documents to incriminate.

Lawmakers matches of the Democratic Revolution Party of Labour and Citizens’ Movement raised to consider all exculpatory evidence in favor of Salgado Garcia, respect human rights and ensure you provide all legal guarantees as imputed.

Members noted that the self-defense movement emerged Olinalá October 27, 2012 with the objective of stopping crime in Guerrero to the failure of the authorities, and that the arrest occurred Nestora Salgado allegedly in retaliation for days before police Community detained criminal suspects linked to city authorities.

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Solidarity Statement from the Freedom for Nestora – Seattle Committee

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The Freedom for Nestora – Seattle Committee issued a Solidarity Statement on January 17, 2014 to a demonstration in Chilpancingo, the capital of Guerrero standing with the demonstrators demanding freedom for all political prisoners in Mexico.

Read the statement here.

Photos from the Free Nestora Salgado Protests on 12/10/2013

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Coordinated Freedom for Nestora protests were held at the Mexican Consulates on Dec. 10, 2013 in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York City. Actions were also seen internationally in Melbourne and Costa Rica.

Stephen Durham and others leaflet before the protest

Nestora’s daughter Grisel speaks to the press.

Protest signs at the Seattle rally.

Radical Women’s Ann Rodgers, Nestora’s daughter Ruby and her husband, José at the Seattle protest.

Protesters at the NYC rally.

Protesters in Melbourne speak up for Nestora and other female political prisoners.

Protester speaking at the San Francisco rally.

Protesters at the Los Angeles rally.

A protester performs at the Los Angeles rally.

Video of the Freedom for Nestora Protests – 12/10/2013

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Video of the Freedom for Nestora Protest in Seattle, WA on Dec. 10, 2013. Speeches by her husband, José Luis Avila, and daughter, Grisel Rodriguez, along with other supporters of the campaign.

More speeches from the Seattle Protest

Speeches from the protest in NYC.

Nestora speaks to protesters in Buenavista

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Nestora Salgado García, habló ante ciudadanos de Buenavista, Alpoyeca durante la toma de protesta de policías comunitarios de dicha localidad pidiéndoles no acercarse a la delincuencia. Ahora, esta mujer que defendió a su pueblo de Olinalá, esta presa en Nayarit acusada de crímenes que no cometió. #FreeNestora #librenestora

Nestora Salgado spoke to residents of Buenavista, Alpoyeca during a protest of community police officers asking them not to try to fight crime. Now this woman, who defended the people of Olinalá, is accused of crimes she did not commit.