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Weekly Report - 7 August 2014 (WR-14-31)
MEXICO: Has Puebla’s ‘Ley Bala’ backfired?
Few pieces of legislation could have had such a bad start as the Ley Para Proteger los Derechos Humanos y Regular el Uso Legítimo de la Fuerza Pública, which translates as the Law to Protect Human Rights and Regulate the Legitimate Use of Public Force. Approved by the Puebla state legislature on 19 May this year, it was quickly baptised by its opponents as the ‘ley bala’ (bullet law). Hardly had it come into force when a 13 year-old boy was fatally wounded during a demonstration on 9 July. His family says he was killed by a rubber bullet fired by the police. On 22 July Puebla Governor Rafael Moreno Valle announced he would be seeking to repeal the law – but it is likely to remain in force at least until year-end.
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