"Three activists are shot in Atitalaquia, Hidalgo; one of them died", 20 June 2022

...In the early hours of this Monday They shot three activists who make up the group “No to the Atitalaquia Regional Garbage Dump”, who were blocking access to the urban toxic waste dump in the town of El Cardonal, Hidalgo. One person lost his life as a result of the armed aggression.

The authorities of athitalachia...were notified of the events after five hours on Monday. Similarly, they were informed that a man named Jesús Bañuelos Acevedo died during the attack that occurred while camping outside the garbage dump.

The activists arrived at the aforementioned place a month ago to demonstrate against the definitive installation of the ESMEx company.

According to unofficial sources, the events occurred around 4:30 am on Monday, when subjects aboard several vehicles unloaded their weapons against the dissidents.

It should be noted that last week, the group “No to the Atitalaquia regional garbage dump” protested in the vicinity of the Human Rights Commission of the state of Hidalgo, with the aim of requesting the agency’s intervention because the final installation of the garbage dump violates its rights. human rights and threatens the health of people who live in nearby municipalities...