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Mexican Civil Society: new report regarding national protection mechanism for Human Rights Defenders and Journalists

Mexico City, 28 July 2015.– Mexican Civil Society Organizations gathered in “Espacio OSC” released a report that “sums up the main findings and recommendations of the first two years of the implementation of the national mechanism for protection of human rights defenders and journalists.”

New PBI documentary on defense of the land in Latin America (full version)

Mexico City, 23 July 2015.- Peace Brigades International, as a result of a joint effort from different field projects and national groups, produced a new documentary that illustrates the risks of human rights defenders (HRDs) devoted to the defense of the land and territory within the context of large-scale investment projects in Latin America.

New PBI documentary on defense of the land in Latin America (trailer)

Mexico City, 8 July 2015.- Today, 8 July, PBI, together with the International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) participated in a session of the EU Council's Working Group on Human Rights to discuss protection mechanisms for human rights defenders working within the context of European large-scale investment projects. The intervention began with the presentation of a video which narrates the stories and the situation of risk of HRDs working on land rights issues in Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Colombia.

The missing joy of Mother's Day

Not every family can celebrate Mother's Day in the same way. In Mexico, thousands of mothers spend the 10th of May like any other day: searching for their loved ones and demanding authorities to investigate the disappearances. This Sunday, like last year, volunteers of Peace Brigades International (PBI) will accompany the "March for Dignity" in Mexico City. Regarding the occasion PBI published this analysis.