PBI Mexico: Government of Oaxaca acknowledges State Responsability on the Anniversary of the 2006 Conflict
Oaxaca, Oax.- The gov
ernment of Oax
Barca-DH: Systematic attacks against human rights defenders in Oaxaca
PRESS RELEASE
THE HOME OF HRD MARIO HERNANDEZ WAS BROKEN INTO AND ROBBED
PBI Mexico: IACHR grants precautionary measures to Triqui displaced
Oaxaca, Oaxaca – In response to the request by the Centre for Human Rights and Legal Advice Indigenous Peoples (Centro de Derechos Humanos y Asesoría a Pueblos Indígenas, CEDHAPI), the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) granted precautionary measures in favor of a Triqui indigenous community living in San Pedro River Valley, Oaxaca.
Tlachinollan: HRDs, national and international organisations, demand security for members of HRs Centre Tlachinollan
- Vidulfo Rosales Sierra, lawyer of Tlachinollan receives threats.
- Organisations demand a full investigation and emergency protective measures
PRESS RELEASE
ProDESC (UA): Unknown men kidnap, beat, and threaten to kill labor rights defender José Enrique Morales Montaño in Puebla
The kidnapping comes in a climate of systematic harassment and serious threats against the Center of Support for Workers (CAT) and puts at risk the lives of all human rights defenders in the CAT
May 16, 2012
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PBI Mexico: Father Solalinde visits Europe to speak about the risks faced by HRDs and migrants in Mexico
Mexico, DF, 15th May 2012
PRESS RELEASE
PBI Mexico: Mexican defender Alejandro Cerezo´s work awarded in Germany
Mexico City.- Alejandro Cerezo, Cerezo Committee member and coordinator of Urgent Action for Human Rights Defenders (Acción Urgente para Defensores de Derechos Humanos, ACUDDEH) has received the German Peace Prize of Aachen 2012. The award recognizes the work of the Mexican defender for human rights and the trajectory of the Committee.
PBI Mexico: Historical approval of the Defenders and Journalists Protection Law in the Mexican Congress
CSO Group representatives hold press conference after approval © PBI Mexico
PBI Mexico: Two years after the deaths of Bety and Jyri in Oaxaca, those responsible are still to be found
Oaxaca, Oaxaca.- On April 27, 2010, human rights defender Alberta Beatriz "Bety" Cariño, and Finnish citizen Jyri Jaakkola were killed in an ambush in the Triqui region of Oaxaca. Two years after the event, David Peña, a lawyer for the National Association of Democratic Lawyers (Asociación Nacional de Abogados Democráticos,ANAD), and Karla Michel Salas, both representatives of the victims, have lodged a complaint with the prosecution of Finland in search of justice for the victims and prosecution of those responsible for the deaths.