Claudia Medina Tamariz (c) Amnesty International
By Mariano Machain, Amnesty International’s campaigner on Mexico
I have seen Claudia Medina cry many times. She cried when she told me about the torture, including sexual abuse, she suffered at the hands of Mexican marines in 2012.
She also cried when she explained what it is like to live with federal charges pending over her head, accused of being a member of a criminal gang, facing the risk of being arrested again at any time. Then once more when she told me about how her children were suffering.
But today is the first time I have seen her cry out of joy and relief.