Mexico’s drugs war: why no news is not necessarily good news
By: Ben Leather *
(Article originally published by Espolea A.C. on drogas-en-movimiento.org on 24 February 2014. You can also view it in PDF.)
AI: Amnesty International calls on Mexico’s President to confront critical human rights situation
Mexico City, 18 February 2014. Salil Shetty, Amnesty International's Secretary General, visited Mexico this week and met with President Enrique Peña Nieto. The organization called on the President to confront the critical human rights situation in the country.
PBI Mexico: FUUNDEC carries out march in Coahuila and demands proper investigations into the whereabouts of the disappeared
PBI observes protest by FUUNDEC in Saltillo in early February © PBI Mexico
PBI Mexico: Código-DH denounces harassment against the APPJ
Mexico City, 12 February 2014. Yesterday the Committee for the Integral Defense of Human Rights “Gobixha” (Código-DH) condemned recent acts of harassment against members of the Popular Assembly of the People of Juchitán (APPJ). The organization also denounced harassment suffered by fishermen while trying to attend their place of worship.
PBI Mexico: PBI formalizes accompaniment to human rights defenders in Coahuila
Mexico City, 12 February 2014. On 8 February PBI signed a new accompaniment agreement with the Fray Juan de Larios Diocese Center for Human Rights, the Saltillo Migrant Shelter and the Juan Gerardi Human Rights Center, organizations from the state of Coahuila.
Civil Society Organizations urge Mexico to reject UPR recommendations that are contrary to human rights standards
Civil Society Organizations call on Mexico to accept all recommendations issued during the UPR, except those contrary to national and international standards.
- CSOs urge the State to reject those recommendations which refer to hindering women`s access to sexual and reproductive health care and preventing same sex marriage.
PBI Mexico: Red TDT and other organizations launch the campaign Defendamos la Esperanza in Guerrero
Chilpancingo, Guerrero, 10 February 2014. Today the National Network of Human Rights Organizations “All Rights For Everyone” (Red TDT) presented the book Acompañando la Esperanza (Accompanying Hope) in the state of Guerrero.
PBI Mexico: Civil society organizations welcome the withdrawal of Mexico's reservation to the Inter-American Convention on Forced Disappearance of Persons
Mexico D.F., 5 February 2014.
PBI Mexico: Civil society and authorities from Oaxaca discuss security and protection of human rights defenders
Mexico D.F., 31 January 2014. Today PBI observed a roundtable between human rights defenders and governmental authorities in Oaxaca. Gabino Cué Monteagudo, Governor of Oaxaca, presided over the meeting and heard directly from defenders their concerns, demands and proposals. This was the second roundtable between the Government and civil society to discuss the risk situation of human rights defenders. The first one took place in November 2013 at PBI's initiative.
Código-DH: We demand security for APPJ after act of aggression in Juchitán
Mexico D.F., 29 January 2014.