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Mexico: human rights defender Albertano Peñalosa Domínguez and his four sons ambushed

Front Line is deeply concerned over events that took place on May 19th 2005 in the community of Nuevo Blanco, Sierra de Petatlán, Guerrero State, Mexico, when human rights defender Albertano Peñalosa Domínguez and his children were ambushed upon arriving home. According to the information received, Albertano Peñalosa and his children and were attacked while inside their car by unknown gunmen at 21.30 PM on 19 May 2005. His sons Armando of 20 and Adatuel of 9 years of age were killed in the attack, in which 83 bullets from high calibre weapons were fired. Albertano and his sons Adalí (15) and Isaac (19) were seriously injured.  Read More

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