EU-Latin America summit of 2004 protest activity
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The 2004 EU-Latin America summit protest activity, also known as the Guadalajara
Riots were a series of public protests in Guadalajara's city centre that involved Mexican and foreign activists just a short distance from the meeting of the 58 leaders which included a group of representants of developing states led by India
, South Africa
and Brazil
during the Third Summit of Heads of State and Governments from Latin America, the Caribbean and the European Union on 28 May 2004.
Around 20 people were injured and more than 90 arrested. The reaction of the state police and other officials has been target of criticism from human rights associations such as Human Rights Watch
.
Guadalajara
Guadalajara may refer to:In Mexico:*Guadalajara, Jalisco, the capital of the state of Jalisco and second largest city in Mexico**Guadalajara Metropolitan Area*University of Guadalajara, a public university in Guadalajara, Jalisco...
Riots were a series of public protests in Guadalajara's city centre that involved Mexican and foreign activists just a short distance from the meeting of the 58 leaders which included a group of representants of developing states led by India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
and Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
during the Third Summit of Heads of State and Governments from Latin America, the Caribbean and the European Union on 28 May 2004.
Around 20 people were injured and more than 90 arrested. The reaction of the state police and other officials has been target of criticism from human rights associations such as Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch is an international non-governmental organization that conducts research and advocacy on human rights. Its headquarters are in New York City and it has offices in Berlin, Beirut, Brussels, Chicago, Geneva, Johannesburg, London, Los Angeles, Moscow, Paris, San Francisco, Tokyo,...
.