Pinata Protest! Amnesty International to Bash Mexican Torture in London Embassy Stunt RT.com
go to original March 1, 2015

Torture and ill-treatment in Mexico is out of control with a 600 per cent rise in the number of reported cases in the past decade, according to a report published by Amnesty International. (Amnesty International)

On the eve of Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto’s state visit to Britain, Amnesty International will stage a 'hard-hitting' act of creative protest to highlight Mexican police and security officials’ complicity in organized crime and torture.

Amnesty campaigners will gather outside the Mexican Embassy on Monday, March 2, in a bid to address what they warn is a Mexican human rights epidemic.

The political theater entails the bashing open of a 3-meter-wide, brightly colored piñata. A staple of traditional Mexican culture, the vessels are usually made from pottery, cloth or papier-mâché and contain sweets.

Amnesty’s piñata, however, will contain a petition calling upon Peña Nieto to address what they describe as Mexico’s dire human rights record. They will present the petition to the embassy.

The piñata will take the form of a bright yellow star, adorned with tassels and a provocative message declaring: “Stop torture in Mexico.”

The star will be broken open by a blindfolded campaigner. The blindfold will bear the caption: “President Peña Nieto: Don’t turn a blind eye to torture.”

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Call on the Mexican president, Enrique Peña Nieto, to uphold all anti-torture safeguards, including proper medical examinations, and investigate all allegations of torture in his country at Amnesty International.

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