Mexico urged to protect activists after campaigner shot dead

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Amnesty International has urged the Mexican authorities to protect human rights activists after a woman campaigner against violence and human rights abuses by military officials was shot dead near Ciudad Juarez.

Josefina Reyes was seized by a group of unidentified armed men outside a shop in the town of Guadalupe on Sunday. A witness reported that she was shot in the head after fighting back when the men attempted to abduct her.

According to a witness, the men apparently told her before the killing: "You think you are tough because you are with the organizations".

Josefina Reyes had been active at events and protests against violence in the area, including abuses by the military deployed to fight organized crime. In August 2009, she participated in a "Forum on Militarization and Repression" in Ciudad Juárez, which examined reports of increasing human rights violations committed by members of the military.
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