Mexico City,- State of Mexico (Estado de México or Edomex) is the most populous federal entity in the country with over 15 million inhabitants. It has one of the highest levels of income of the republic and it attracts the largest number of internal migrants, mainly due to the expansion of México City1.
Mexico, D.F.- On 21st August, by a majority vote of eight, the Plenary of the National Supreme Court Justice (SCJN) decided in the amparo under review 133/2012, - promoted by the family of Bonfilio Rubio Villegas, indigenous naua from the Montaña of Guerrero state, Mexico, who was extrajudicial executed by members of the Mexican Armed Forces in June 2009 - ordered the criminal case initiated by this homicide to be remi
Mexico City.- The assassinations of women due to their gender in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua is a paradigmatic case which has garnered attention internationally. In Mexico, this is a persistent phenomenon despite the work of local human rights organizations.
Note from Radio Ñomndaa
To all the Free, Alternative and Community Media
To the Civic Organisations,
To the honest Mass Media
To the independent Centres of Human Rights
To our members
Brothers and Sisters:
Members of the National Lawyers Committee on Human Rights (NLCHR), an independent committee compiled of American human rights lawyers, is undertaking an international mission to Mexico between the 2nd-7th July to document cases of human rights abuses and aggressions against human rights defenders as well as inquiring about advancements in the investigations.
Mexico City.- In response to requests by civil society to monitor the respect for human rights in different regions of Mexico, PBI began an exploratory mission early this year to identify the risk faced by defenders in other states, amongst them Coahuila.
Mexico City- Yesterday June 26, Urgent Action for Human Rights Defenders (Acción Urgente para Defensores de los Derechos Humanos, A.C., ACUDDEH) and the Cerezo Committee presented the first 'Report on human rights violations against human rights defenders (HRDs) in the period 2011 - first
