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Mexico: Officials apologize for rape of an indigenous woman

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On Thursday, Mexico’s Interior Minister Alejandro Poire, apologized for the rape of indigenous woman Valentina Cantu by Mexican Soldiers. (Flickr: Gobierno Federal)

By MANUEL RUEDA
Channel: Latin American Affairs

Mexican officials, following the orders of an international court, held a public ceremony on Thursday to apologize for the rape of an indigenous woman in 2002.

Valentina Rosendo Cantu was only 17, when soldiers patrolling her village in Guerrero State beat her, raped her, and threatened to kill her after she tried to tell local authorities about the incident, forcing Cantu to flee her home in the municipality of Ayutla de los Libres.

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    I wish I could give Mexico some credit here, but really, if officials need...rape, then...
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    Gwjhdnbgfbvqeigvi. Just
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    RAPE, SEXUAL VIOLENCE
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    Hey U.S take a note
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    Las disculpas son solo palabras. Pero esta simplemente una muestra del tremendo racismo en un pais al cual le duele ser...
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    Everyone’s been hating on Mexico lately. I’m not specializing in Mexican politics, and it’s a far cry from the area I...
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