Mexico seeks to protect journalists, rights activists

[Judi Lynn]

Mexico seeks to protect journalists, rights activists
By Indo Asian News Service | IANS India Private Limited – 2 hours 6 minutes ago

Mexico City, May 2 (IANS/EFE) The lower house of the Mexican Congress approved a bill that includes urgent measures to protect journalists and human rights defenders.

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The bill obliges the three levels of government to establish measures to protect the lives, integrity, freedom and safety of journalists and human rights activists who are in "a situation of risk".

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After approving the bill, the lawmakers observed a minute of silence in tribute to Martinez, who was found strangled to death inside her home in Zalapa, capital of the Gulf coast state of Veracruz.

Mexico, where nearly 80 journalists have been murdered and several others have disappeared since 2000, is considered the world's second most dangerous country for members of the media.

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http://in.news.yahoo.com/mexico-seeks-protect-journalists-rights-activists-044459760.html

[freshwest]

1. Great thing if it works. Been needed a long, long time. Dangerous there.