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Concern expressed over worrying developments regarding the Protection Mechanism for Human Rights Defenders and Journalists in Mexico

Logos undersigned organizationsThe undersigned organisations are deeply concerned by recent developments that have taken place regarding the Protection Mechanism for Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) and Journalists in Mexico. We believe that such developments are likely to place HRDs and journalists at even greater risk.

Civil society statement in the High-Level Dialogue on Human Rights between Mexico and the European Union

Distinguished representatives of the European Union and the Mexican government, we address you on behalf of the 32 non-governmental organizations who participated in the Second Civil Society Seminar on Human Rights held in the framework of the Fourth High-Level Dialogue on Human Rights between Mexico and the European Union.

CSO: Essential that commitments made by Mexico in the Universal Periodic Review translate into real changes in the country

  • Mexico UPR 2013 logoCivil society organizations express alarm that Mexico has once again rejected UPR recommendations to eliminate arraigo.
  • Likewise, Mexico did not accept the recommendation regarding jurisdiction of the Committee on Enforced Disappearance.
  • Organizations await the creation of a follow-up mechanism to implement accepted recommendations.

Wind farms and concerns about human rights violations in Oaxaca

Mexico City, 14 March 2014. PBI Mexico publishes a new briefing on the construction of wind farms in Oaxaca and the concerns over human rights violations in the context of megaprojects in the state. The briefing details the context of wind energy investment in Oaxaca and how this affects local communities, as well as the situation of risk facing those human rights defenders who oppose such projects.

CSO: Mexico's round of evaluation before the international community

Mexico City, 14 March 2014. Mexican and international organizations extend an invitation to follow Mexico's round of evaluation before the international community taking place next week. In Brussels, Mexico and the European Union will carry out their high level dialogue on human rights. In Geneva, Mexico will appear before the United Nations Human Rights Council to announce which recommendations from the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) it accepts.

Ten years of the European Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders

On 20 February, PBI participated in the Seminar for European Union Delegations' Focal Points on Human Rights, which took place in Brussels and was organized by the European External Action Service (EEAS). The purpose of our participation was to share best practices and to illustrate the challenges we have observed over the 10 years since the implementation of the European Union Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders began.

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