Ombudsman's Report No. 8: The Leonor La Rosa Case

Ms. Leonor La Rosa was tortured by agents of the Army Intelligence Service, she claims, when they were trying to get her to confess who had leaked secret plans to the press — plans for attacks against a journalist, several politicians, a lawyer, and a television channel. The events were reported by the program Contrapunto on Sunday, April 6, 1997. I. Jurisdiction of the Defensoría del Pueblo II. Summary of applicable regulations III. The intervention of the Defensoría del Pueblo regarding the torture inflicted on Ms. Leonor La Rosa IV. The enactment of supreme resolutions authorizing the rehabilitation of Leonor La Rosa in Mexico V. The issuance of visas to Leonor La Rosa's family members VI. Leonor La Rosa's challenge to her rehabilitation treatment at the Instituto Nacional de Ortopedia VII. Initial steps taken by the Mexican national human rights commission for her readmission to the Instituto Nacional de Ortopedia de México VIII. Mission entrusted to the specialist ombudsperson for women's rights to carry out proceedings in Mexico IX. Obtaining the medical summary from the Instituto Nacional de Ortopedia X. Subsequent steps taken with the involvement of the specialist ombudsperson for women's rights for the readmission of Ms. La Rosa to the Instituto Nacional de Ortopedia de México XI. The attempted kidnapping of Leonor La Rosa's children XII. Conclusions XIII. Proposed recommendations XIV. Recipients of the report