On her birthday, release Verónica Razo

	On her birthday, release Verónica Razo
	“… I avoid closing my eyes at night, I don’t like closing my eyes at all because it all comes back to me.” Dear friends, On June 8, 2011, Verónica Razo was walking to pick up her children from school in Mexico City when she was suddenly stopped by a group of men without uniforms and abducted. They took her to a Federal Police warehouse where she was held for 24 hours and tortured. She was beaten, subjected to near asphyxiation and electric shocks, and repeatedly raped by several police officers. It has been almost 6 years since Verónica’s arrest and she is still waiting to be released. Please take action now and ask Mexican authorities to release Verónica from prison and drop all charges against her immediately. Verónica was threatened, and forced to sign a “confession” admitting to abduction and other crimes she didn’t commit. Medical examinations from the time of her arrest show multiple injuries all over her body. Two years after her arrest a forensic psychologist from the Federal Attorney General’s Office of Mexico confirmed that Verónica presented symptoms consistent with torture. Today, on Verónica’s 39th birthday, ask Mexican authorities to drop all charges against Verónica and release her from prison now! Amnesty International has reviewed Verónica Razo’s case and has found no evidence that Verónica committed any of the crimes she has been accused of, except for the testimonies that were obtained through torture and other grave violations of due process. Please take action against this injustice now, and help release Verónica from prison on her birthday. Thank you for taking action. Margaret Huang Executive Director Amnesty International USA
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