PBI Mexico: Over 90% of the WHRDs in Mexico have suffered violence or attacks related to her work
January 20, Mexico City.- On Tuesday, January 19 in Mexico City women human rights defenders and organizations launched the report Women Human Rights Defenders in Mexico. 2010-2011 A diagnosis of the conditions and risks they face in their work (Defensoras de derechos humanos en México. Diagnóstico 2010-2011 sobre las condiciones que enfrentan en el ejercicio de su trabajo).
PBI Mexico: Concern expressed regarding complaint against Father Alejandro Solalinde
Oaxaca, Oax:- PBI Mexico is concerned due to a complaint which has been presented against Father Alejandro Solalinde, founder of the migrant shelter “Hermanos en el camino” (“Brothers on the Path”), located in Ixtepec City, Oaxaca. The complaint, for neglect of persons, was presented by a Gualtemalan migrant, who is reported to hace received advice from the National Migration Institute (INM – Instituto Nacional de Migración).
PBI Mexico: Public admission of responsibility by the Mexican state in the case of Valentina Rosendo
Mexico City, - On Thursday December 15 a ceremony will take place to formally acknowledge the Mexican State's international responsibility, as mandated by the decision of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) in the Case of Valentina Rosendo Cantú.
PBI Mexico: IACHR calls for protection of Norma Andrade while concern over attacks on Mexican HRDs grows
Mexico City, - The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), has condemned the attack on woman human rights defender Norma Andrade and urged the Mexican government to provide protective measures for her and her family, a week after her shooting by unknown assailants in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua.
