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Mother of one of the 43 missing Mexican students asks for justice

Human rights officials cast doubts on Mexican government’s claims regarding the 43 missing students

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An independent group of human rights experts say it has found no evidence to support the story by Mexican officials that 43 students were burned to death and discarded. The students went missing nearly a year ago and the remains of only one student has been identified. An embarrassed President Enrique Pena Nieto will have to reopen its investigation.

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Protests over Mexico’s missing students are also about much bigger issues

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Fugitive former mayor Jose Luis Abarca was captured by Mexican police after being on the run since the end of September. Police believe Abarca and his wife were the masterminds behind the abduction of 43 student teachers feared dead.

Mexican police capture a former mayor and key suspect in a massacre

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People carry photographs of missing students during a march in Acapulco on October 17, 2014. On September 26, police allegedly linked to a criminal gang shot dead at least three students and abducted dozens of others during clashes in the southwestern cit

‘If they are going to kill us, let them kill us for a just cause,’ say Mexican citizens

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Relatives hold pictures of missing students during a demonstration demanding their safe return on the outskirts of Chilpancingo, Mexico, on October 7, 2014.

Mistrust and confusion surround the disappearance of 43 Mexican students

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Mexican Army accused of thousands of human rights violations during war on drugs

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In Mexico, 6,000 complaints have been filed against the Army for its action during the country’s war on drugs. And while, the army retains support, many people are concerned about the number of Mexican who have merely gone missing — and not at the hands of the cartel.

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Mexico’s Army Accused of Human Rights Violations

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As Mexico plunges further into its war against drugs, death tolls have climbed above 40,000. Increasingly, the military has been called upon to keep order in the most dangerous locations.