translated from Spanish: They indicate omission against activist in Tamaulipas

MEXICO City (agency reform).-the national human rights Commission (NHRC) issued a recommendation to the Governor of Tamaulipas, Francisco Javier Cabeza de Vaca, by not having ensured the safety of Miriam Elizabeth Rodríguez Martínez, missing activist who was assassinated in May of last year. In its recommendation, the NHRC asked for an investigation into the performance of seven servants of the Attorney General of Justice of the State and the Secretary of public safety, who, allegedly, did not act with the necessary diligence to safeguard the life of the activist. Rodríguez Martínez, who was representative of the collective disappeared from San Fernando, Tamaulipas, and who joined the fight after the disappearance of his daughter Karen, was murdered on 10 may at his home by suspected members of organized crime. Armed men arrived at the domicile of Rodríguez Martínez and would have fired repeatedly against housing injuring the activist, who was taken to a hospital, where he eventually died. The murder was committed while Rodriguez Martinez allegedly had protection of State authorities, which ensured that they had arranged conducting patrols of police surveillance at his home.

However, neighbors and relatives of the victim denied that the State authorities to carry out these patrols. “This National Commission credited that both agencies did not provide suitable and effective protection to the injured,” said the NHRC in a statement.
the Commission also considered that State authorities were not an adequate analysis of the level of risk facing the activist, because his work involved a challenge to the organized crime.” In addition, measures not were modified when the Defender claimed that it had not had response from the authorities before a security incident”, stressed.
the Commission national human rights estimated that State authorities violated the rights to life and was also, violated the right to legal security in tort of the victim and three of his family members.” This national agency recommended to the Governor of the State of Tamaulipas to repair the damage to the victim’s relatives; collaborate with the NHRC in the complaint that promotes to the Comptrollership Government of Tamaulipas State against seven involved public servants; continue with the ministerial investigation for the killing of Defender to clarify the facts and punish those responsible for”, reported.
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