By Carlos Ogaz | Cdh Frayba
We begin with some good news. Osmán Iván Rubio Bonilla, a Honduran citizen who was illegally and arbitrarily detained in Chiapas on May 2, 2011, by members of the local Police and the State Preventive police, was found not guilty of the crimes he was accused. During his detention, he was subsequently tortured in Police facilities. Discrimination, racism, and xenophobia toward migrants traveling through Mexico frequently leave them vulnerable to torture and other forms of cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment. By December 2025, after nearly 15 years wrongfully imprisoned and five years working alongside Frayba to secure his freedom, he was finally acquitted of the charges against him. Even now, he remains committed to seeking justice and full reparations for the suffering he endured.
Families continue to fight against torture, and the case of Oscar Trinidad Carbajal is a clear example of this struggle. Arbitrarily detained on November 4, 2025, in Tapachula, Chiapas, Oscar was subjected to torture and solitary confinement by members of the Chiapas government’s Immediate Reaction Forces, known as Pakales (FRIP). His family is now fighting to secure his freedom and dismantle the fabricated charges of drug dealing and homicide brought against him—proceedings that continue despite an ongoing torture investigation. Their advocacy has made them targets of threats and surveillance, forcing them to take safety precautions as they push for his release and full official accountability for his torture.
These two cases represent the current reality in the effort to eradicate torture in Chiapas and demonstrate the systematic pattern where the authorities and security forces continue to be key actors in perpetuating these grave violations of human rights.
Thank you for standing by Frayba in this work. Your support makes it possible for us to fight alongside families seeking justice. We are committed to continuing to work alongside victims and their families to eradicate these cruel, inhuman, and degrading abuses in Chiapas and across all of Mexico.
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