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In the face of strong international condemnation, Mexico says it is taking steps to stop the use of torture by its security forces
The international human rights organization said soaring deportations, especially by Mexico, are creating a desperate situation when combined with already sky-high murder rates in El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala.
Amnesty International said in a statement that Ildefonso Zamora's arrest was "part of a series of threats and harassment in relation to his anti-logging campaign."
In interviews with 100 incarcerated Mexican women, 72 reported sexual torture during their arrests.
A study of 17 of the approximately 123 suspects arrested in the case showed signs of beatings, including, in some cases, dozens of bruises, cuts and scrapes.
The meeting took place behind closed doors.
The singer met the families of the victims.
The international human rights watchdog called the situation troubling not only in the state of Guerrero, where the students disappeared last September, but in other parts of the country.