PBI Mexico: ACUDDEH and Cerezo Committee present diagnosis of attacks on HRDs in Mexico
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
Mexico City.- Father Alejandro Solalinde Guerra returns from two week Europe speaking tour. In Barcelona, Madrid, Bilbao, Santander, Geneva, Berne and Rome, the migrants rights defender explained the impact of the ongoing violence in Mexico on migration. Solalinde's visit to Europe, May 22 – June 7, comes after serious threats against him.
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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.
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