On 16 February 2002, Valentina Rosendo Cantú, then aged 17, was victim of sexual assault, torture and deprivation of liberty, allegedly committed by Mexican soldiers. The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights accepted the case. PBI has provided accompaniment to Valentina Rosendo Cantú and her daughter as a result of the attacks and threats the two have suffered.
Washington, March 18, 2010
March 10th 2010
Oaxacan political activist Juan Manuel Martínez and his lawyer, Alba Cruz, have been threatened. Juan Manuel Martínez, who was recently released from prison, is in danger of being arrested and charged a second time with the same crime on the basis of the same evidence.
Greetings from PBI Mexico training team!
We are glad to inform you that the call for applications is open from march 1st to 31st. Next training will take place in Lisbon (Portugal) from june 26th to july 4th.
Find out more about the application process and volunteering in Spanish.
Download the entire Chapter on Mexico : Human Right Watch 2010 World Report
The organization's 20th annual review of human rights practices around the globe, summarizes major human rights trends in more than 90 nations and territories worldwide, reflecting the extensive investigative work carried out in 2009 by Human Rights Watch staff.
Download the 2010 Amnesty Report on Human Rights Defenders in Mexico
The Mexican authorities are failing in their duty to protect human rights defenders from killings and life-threatening harassment and attacks, Amnesty International warned in a new report presented in the Ciudad de Mexico, on 21 January 2010.
Tlapa de Comonfort, Guerrero,8th of February 2010