Mexico

Rupert Colville, spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
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Mexico: UN rights office notes ‘deep concerns’ over case of missing students

14 November 2014
The United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR) today cautioned against jumping to conclusions regarding the “complex and ongoing” investigation into the disappearance of 43 students in Mexico, amid reports that a number badly burned bodies have been recovered from sites in Guerrero state.
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UNESCO

UNESCO chief condemns killing of Mexican journalist, urges investigation

28 October 2014
The head of the United Nations agency mandated to defend press freedom today denounced the recent killing of Mexican journalist Antonio Gamboa Urias, the editor of a local magazine in the Mexican state of Sinaloa, and urged authorities to conduct a quick and thorough investigation into the murder.
Ravina Shamsadani, Spokesperson for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
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Mexico: UN rights office urges authorities to ‘step up’ efforts to find missing students

24 October 2014
The United Nations human rights office has voiced concern about the continued enforced disappearance of students in the Mexican town of Iguala and urged local authorities to step up their efforts in finding them.
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Jean-Marc Ferré

UNESCO chief denounces killing of Mexican journalist, urges investigation

4 August 2014
The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom today denounced the killing of a Mexican television journalist in his hometown of Guadalupe, in the north-central part of the country.