Mexican Human Rights Commission to investigate attacks against emos

Mexico’s National Human Rights Commission is to investigate all of the reported cases of aggression against the emo youth subculture in Mexico, following a spate of violence and hostility across the country directed at the group.

According to El Universal, the Commission called for tolerance yesterday and voiced concern that attacks against emos violate the right to freedom of expression, equality, freedom of expression and the right to association.

Unrest around ‘emos’ continues in Mexico

The peace rally organised by the Mexico City government last week to try and settle differences between emos and what is thought are other youth groups seems to have failed.

As covered by Daniel Hernandez here on his blog, which has provided excellent coverage of the disturbances, a march for tolerance which took place yesterday through central Mexico City turned rather nasty, especially when it arrived at El Chopo market.

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