Oaxacan Truth Commission denounces harassment from the National Gendamerie
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.
Oaxaca de Juarez, 26 June 2015.- Coinciding with the United Nations' International Day in support of Victims of Torture, Código-DH and the Collective against Torture and Impunity (CCTI, for its initials in Spanish) presented a joint report titled “Investigation of Torture in Mexico”.
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.
Mexico City, 7 July 2015.- Between May and December 2015, PBI Mexico will publish a series of interviews with Human Rights Defenders which we accompany or with whom we maintain a close relationship. This month we present an interview with Father Oscar Enriquez, director of the Paso del Norte Human Rights Center.
Mexico City, 1 June 2015.- Between May and December 2015, PBI Mexico will publish a series of interviews with Human Rights Defenders which we accompany or with whom we maintain a close relationship. This month we present an interview with Alberto Xicotencatl, director of Saltillo Migrant House.
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS (HRDs) (Actions 9 and 10)
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.

Between May and December 2015, PBI Mexico will publish a series of interviews with Human Rights Defenders which we accompany or with whom we maintain a close relationship. This month we present an interview with Silvia Mendez, member of the Paso del Norte Human Rights Center, from Ciudad Juarez.