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 CIS NO: 94-H381-31
 TITLE: Mexico's Record on Human Rights.
 SOURCE: Committee on Foreign Affairs. House
 DOC TYPE: Hearing                   COLLATION: v+110 p.
 DATE: Oct. 26, 1993
 CONGRESS-SESSION: 103-1             SUDOC: Y4.F76/1:M57/16
 ITEM NO: 1017-A; 1017-B
 MC ENTRY NO: 94-18181

 Hearing before the Subcom on International Security, International
 Organizations and Human Rights and the Subcom on Western Hemisphere Affairs
 to review human rights conditions in Mexico in the context of public debate
 over the proposed North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
   Supplementary material (p. 37-110) includes witnesses' written
 statements, and articles.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Mexico human rights conditions, review
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): SUBCOM ON INTERNATIONAL
     SECURITY, INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND HUMAN RIGHTS. HOUSE; SUBCOM
     ON WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS. HOUSE; MEXICO (Human rights conditions
     in Mexico, review); HUMAN RIGHTS; NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF: P.L.103-182

 94-H381-31 TESTIMONY NO: 1         Oct. 26, 1993 p. 4-21
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     SHATTUCK, JOHN H. (Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Human Rights and
        Humanitarian Affairs, Department of State)
 STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Assessment of Mexico human rights record;
     anticipated positive impact of NAFTA on Mexico human rights conditions.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Mexico human rights conditions, review
 DESCRIPTORS: DEPARTMENT.OF.STATE

 94-H381-31 TESTIMONY NO: 2         Oct. 26, 1993 p. 22-36, 47-91
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     BURKHALTER, HOLLY J. (D.C. Director, Human Rights Watch/Americas)
     HARVEY, PHARIS J. (Executive Director, International Labor Rights
        Education and Research Fund)
     FUENTESMUNIZ, MANUEL (Mexican labor lawyer)
     SALINAS, CARLOS M. (Government Program Officer, Latin America and the
        Caribbean, Amnesty International, U.S.A)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Need to address human rights in NAFTA
     discussions, citing Mexico alleged abuses; claimed Mexican Government
     collusion in labor rights violations (related materials, p. 69-79);
     elaboration on Mexican Government human rights violations, with
     examples.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Mexico human rights conditions, review
 DESCRIPTORS: LABOR; HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH/AMERICAS; INTERNATIONAL LABOR
     RIGHTS EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FUND; AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL, U.S.A.