PBI publishes 2015 Annual Report
Mexico City, 9 May 2016.– PBI Mexico published its 2015 Annual Report. You can download it at: bit.ly/PBI2015AR
May Newsletter is out!
Mexico City, 5 May 2016.– Don't miss our May Newsletter for the latest news on Human Rights in Mexico!
Topics include: the hearings at the IACHR; the release of the GIEI's final report on Ayotzinapa; an update on the risk situation of Cristina Auerbach; a campaign against arbitrary detentions by several national and international NGOs; a Training for Trainers on security and protection; and many others.
April Newsletter is out!
Mexico City, 7 April 2016.– Don't miss our April Newsletter for the latest news on Human Rights in Mexico!
Topics include:PBI's statement on the risk situation of Cristina Auerbach; European Speaking Tour of Alba Cruz from Codigo-DH; an interview with the German Ambassador in Mexico; IACHR report that confirms “severe Human Rights crisis” in Mexico; and many others.
Read it here: bit.ly/News1604.
PBI calls on the Mexican Government to take the actions required to guarantee the security of Cristina Auerbach and the Pasta de Conchos Family Organization
Mexico City, 31 March 2016.– Due to the recent intimitadion and slander suffered by the Human Rights Defender Cristina Auerbach, PBI calls on the Mexican Government to take the actions required to guarantee her security and the one of the other members of the Pasta de Conchos Family Organization. Likewise, PBI requests Mexican authorities to publicly recognise the legitimate work carried out by the Organisation.
I Think, Therefore I Resist: Experiences of Defence and Promotion of Human Rights in Contexts of Large Scale Investments
Mexico City, 25 March 2016.– PBI accompanies a number of Human Rights Defenders who work in contexts of large scale development projects and thus decided to publish a gathering of some experiences.
Read it here: bit.ly/ThinkResist
JOINT STATEMENT: Justice for Berta Caceres and Nelson Garcia, Protection for Gustavo Castro
San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, 23 March 2016.– The NGOs part of the Network of International Accompaniment and Observation Organizations condemn the killings of Human Rights Defenders Berta Caceres and Nelson Garcia, and demand protection for Gustavo Castro.
Download and read the full statement in Spanish here: bit.ly/BertaNelson.
Saltillo Migrant Shelter Participates in New Dialogue on Migrants Convened by State Attorney General
Mexico City, 18 March 2016.– Due to the numerous human rights violations suffered by migrants in the state of Coahuila, PBI finds the decisi
Pasta de Conchos Family Organisation: 10 Years Fighting Impunity
Mexico City, 19 February 2015.– 10 years ago today, on February 19, 2006, an enormous explosion left 65 miners trapped in the Mine no. 8 of the Pasta de Conchos Unit of “Grupo Mexico”´s coal mine in Coahuila. In the years following the disaster, family members of the victims have come together to highlight the precarious working conditions in the area and to demand the retrieval of their bodies of their loved ones (only two bodies have been retrieved to date).