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Rights Groups Urge Chiapas Court to Free Honduran Migrant Still Jailed After Acquittal

They point to official torture findings plus manipulated evidence as grounds for immediate release.

Overview

  • Osmán Iván Rubio Bonilla remains in the Tapachula prison nearly 15 years after his 2011 detention despite being acquitted of a homicide charge on November 4, 2025.
  • Frayba and the World Organisation Against Torture called on the Chiapas judiciary to order his immediate release and to investigate abuses.
  • The State Human Rights Commission documented lesions compatible with torture in 2020 and issued Recommendation 013/2020-R, which state authorities rejected.
  • Rights groups say police contradictions, coerced statements and manipulated forensics underpin three fragmented criminal files that keep him in custody.
  • A complaint filed with the UN Human Rights Committee in August 2024, registered in April 2025, remains pending as advocates also cite discrimination and lack of consular assistance.