• 12 November 2018
    The struggle of the Me'Phaa People for a territory free of mining
    The Tlachinollan Human Rights Center (CDHM Tlachinollan) is a human rights organization which has worked in the state of Guerrero since 1993. They promote and defend the rights of the ñuu savi, me'phaa, nauas, nn'anncue and mestizo peoples of the Montaña and Costa Chica regions of Guerrero; among them the collective rights of indigenous peoples; economic, social, cultural and environmental rights; and women's rights.
  • 7 November 2018
    Searching for disappeared people in Coahuila
    In the State of Coahuila in the North of Mexico, for years hundreds of families have organised themselves in order to search for their loved ones who have been forcefully disappeared. According to the official statistics in Coahuila, between 1995 and 2018, 1,779 cases have been registered.
  • 31 October 2018
    The psychosocial focus in the protection of women human rights defenders
    "An important strategy for the protection of women human rights defenders is to be articulated, to be in contact, to meet eachother and reflect on the violence and mechanisms that we come up against"- Flor Goche, National Network of Women Human Rights Defenders, Mexico
  • 25 October 2018
    The Mountain of Guerrero: the source of resistance and whirlwind of hope
    "Mountain, you are our refuge and strength, in you we rest our collective spirit.  Your vigilant hills protect us from the reach of enemies of our people.  In this source of resistance, our struggle strengthens and immerse ourselves in this whirlwind of hope"The mountainous region of the State of Guerrero is an unstoppable source of resistance.  Abel Barrera Hernández, director and founder of the Human Rights Center of the Mountain Tlachinollan, expressed this on the 24th anniversary of the organisations, celebrated on the 6th October in the municipality of
  • 17 October 2018
    "If the underlying problem causing socio-environmental conflicts is not resolved, human rights defenders will always be at risk"
    The Focal Group on Business and Human Rights in Mexico is a group of civil society organizations that seek to ensure respect, promotion and protection of human rights by the government and national and transnational corporations, through the adoption of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
  • 10 October 2018
    Defenders from across the world gather in Brussels
    During three days, 40 human rights defenders from the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia came together in Brussels to exchange experiences and knowledge about holistic protection.  This meeting allowed us to analyse the global tendencies that impact our risk as well as identify our common needs as a collective of human rights defenders.  The sessions allowed us to construct a common narrative and key messages and recommendations to political actors in the European Union and it´s member states.
  • 3 October 2018
    Forced displacement: neither recognised nor addressed in Chihuahua
    Internal forced displacement continues to be unrecognised and unattended in Mexico.
  • 26 September 2018
    Forced disappearance: an open wound in Mexico
    As we commemorate 4 years from the disappearance of the 43 students from the rural college of Ayotzinapa (Guerrero), PBI stands in solidarity with all those searching for their family members, coming up against unbearable impunity with strength and inspiring dignity.
  • 18 September 2018
    Why do we need a binding treaty for Business and Human Rights?
    The shifting nature of international power relations has meant that transnational companies often exercise greater power than governments across the world.
  • 14 September 2018
    Human rights defenders for the Nobel Peace Prize!
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