Mexico: Reports of harassment, threats or assault by political opponents against supporters or campaign workers of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) in Yucatan (2000-2002)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 8 May 2002 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | MEX38488.E |
| Reference | 5 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Mexico: Reports of harassment, threats or assault by political opponents against supporters or campaign workers of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) in Yucatan (2000-2002), 8 May 2002, MEX38488.E, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/3df4be72c.html [accessed 5 November 2017] |
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The only published references found among the sources consulted on attacks or threats of attacks by political opponents against supporters or campaign workers of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) in Yucatan, for the period 2000-2002, are in press releases of the PRI related to the Yucatan state elections of May 2001. One report, citing an interview with the PRI general secretary Rodolfo Echeverría Ruiz, refers to aggressions (agresiones) by the National Action Party (PAN) against the PRI, albeit without specifying their nature (PRI 4 June 2001). Another report states that the bus transporting the electoral entourage of the PRI gubernatorial candidate, Orlando Paredes Lara, was attacked with stones by PAN members or supporters in the municipality of Opichen (ibid. 21 May 2001).
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
References
Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI), Mexico City. 4 June 2001. La República. "Asumiremos una actitud combativa en defensa de la legalidad en Yucatán."
_____. 21 May 2001. "Demanda PRI Respeto a la ley durante la elección en Yucatán."
Additional Sources Consulted
El Diario de Yucatán [Mérida, Yuc.]. Searchable archives.
IRB Databases.
La Jornada [Mexico City]. Searchable archives.
La Revista Peninsular [Mérida, Yuc.]. Searchable archives.
Internet websites and search engines.
Note:
This list is not exhaustive. Country-specific publications available at the Resource Centre are not included.
