FRIDAY, JANUARY 29.
PROGRAM # 7707 12:00 PM PT
Mexico Edition.
By law, activists, journalists and human rights advocates who have been threatened may qualify to obtain political asylum in the United States, according to a specialist in the subject. When he met in Mexico City with academics and journalists, he reported that the Mexican government is also required to compensate victims, even if they live outside the country. He also reported on political asylum cases which have been won in the United States. Martha Elena Ramírez hosts Voz Pública from Mexico City.
Guest: Carlos Spector, attorney specializing in political asylum and founder of the organization Mexicanos en el Exilio, El Paso, Texas (pretaped interview).
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