Human Rights Now - Amnesty International USA Blog » Jacinta Francisco Marcial http://blog.amnestyusa.org The Amnesty International USA Blog Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:23:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Indigenous Mother of Six Released from Prison in Mexico http://blog.amnestyusa.org/iar/indigenous-mother-of-six-released-from-prison-in-mexico/ http://blog.amnestyusa.org/iar/indigenous-mother-of-six-released-from-prison-in-mexico/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:58:32 +0000 Bryna Subherwal http://blog.amnestyusa.org/?p=5258

Prisoner of conscience Jacinta Francisco Marcial, a mother of six who was falsely accused in 2006 of kidnapping six federal agents has been released after serving three years in prison in Mexico. Amnesty pressed for her release after concluding no evidence existed against her and she had been arrested, tried and convicted because she was poor and of indigenous heritage.

Her release raises serious questions about the reliability of the entire prosecution case and highlights clear failings in the investigation. Amnesty International is calling for a full review into her unfounded prosecution and for her to receive full compensation for unfair and wrongful imprisonment.

You can read the full press release here. Learn about Jacinta’s ordeal in her own words, in this interview conducted this past June 29th:

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