PBI Mexico Interview with Father Solalinde: “The Mexican State should stop criminalising humanitarian assistance”
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PBI Mexico: Radilla Sentence: International Bar Association demands implementation
The International Bar Association Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) has written to Mexican President Felipe Calderón to demand that the Mexican State fully comply with the sentence emitted by the Inter American Court of Human Rights in the case of the forced disappearance of Rosendo Radilla.
PBI Mexico: See the documentaries by Gael García and Amnesty International about migrants in Mexico
Amnesty International and Mexican actor and producer Gael García Bernal, have launched a series of films depicting the plight of irregular migrants in Mexico.
PBI Mexico: Judge gives condemnatory sentence to members of indigenous community radio station
David Valtierra Arango, Genaro Cruz Apóstol y Silverio Matías Domínguez, members of Radio Ñomndaa, a community project of the indigenous amuzgo group of Xochistlahuaca, Guerrero, have been condemned to three years and two months in prison, as well as the payment of a fine of 1,753 Mexican Pesos.
PBI has followed the legitimate and respected community work of Radio Ñomndaa for several years, and has previously expressed its concern for the security of its members, who have often reported harassment and aggressions against them.
PBI Mexico: The application process to be a part of the PBI Mexico team is now open
PBI Mexico's training will take place in may 2011. We are open to receive applications from now until end of January 2011. For more information click here.
PBI Mexico: Press Statement from the UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, having completed her official mission to Mexico
The UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, Gabriela Knaul, has released a press statement regarding her official visit to Mexico this October.
PBI Mexico: President proposes reform of military justice system
The United Nations, Amnesty International, Washington Office on Latin America, Human Rights Watch and other organisations have commented on the proposed reform of the military justice system, sent by President Felipe Calderón to the Mexican Congress on October 18, arguing that the proposal does not go far enough to ensure that all crimes committed against civilians by members of the Mexican armed forces be tried in civilian courts.