• 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
  • 14 September 2018
    Human rights defenders for the Nobel Peace Prize!
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  • 5 September 2018
    Protecting our territory begins with the bodies of its inhabitants
    The Committee for the Integral Protection of Human Rights Gobixha (Código-DH) is an organization located in Oaxaca de Juárez, which works to contribute in the re-installation of human and community rights from indigenous and Afro-mestizo groups; it also offers free legal counseling, health and psychological care to victims of human rights violations, and fosters access to justice and promotes the fight against impunity.
  • 29 August 2018
    International eyes on Mexico
    The past few months have witnessed significant change in Mexico given the election of a new President and the promises and commitments his new government have already laid out.
  • 22 August 2018
    20 years celebrating defenders
    Photo: "The industrialisation of the countryside", mural by Grace Greenwood in the Abelardo Rodriguez market, Mexico City
  • 27 June 2018
    "Women have always been on the front lines of the cause"
    Interview with Verónica Vidal, Coordinator of the Association for Women´s Rights and Development (AWID)
  • 20 June 2018
    Justice for Valentina
    Valentina Rosendo Cantú, indigenous me´phaa woman, originally from the community of Caxitepec, municipality of Acatepec in the high mountains of Guerrero, was victim of sexual torture by military members in 2002, a case in which the responsability of the Mexican State was decided by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) in August 2010.
  • 13 June 2018
    The Early Warning and Contingency Plan, Chihuahua
    Chihuahua is one of the most dangerous areas of Mexico for the defense of human rights and journalism.  According to the National Network of Civilian Human Rights Organisms "All Rights for All" (Red TDT), Chihuahua is the state with the highest number of human rights defenders killed and the state with the second highest number of journalists killed.  Considering these attacks, a high percentage of human rights defenders count on precautionary protection measures given by the Inter-American Commi
  • 14 July 2017
    First Roundtable Discussions of the Contingency Plan take Place in Chihuahua
    On 13 July 2017, the first roundtable discussions with regard to the Contingency Plan took place at the Chihuahua State Governor´s Office. The Plan is part of the early warning system for human rights defenders and journalists.
  • 17 June 2017
    Statewide Meeting of Women Activists and Human Rights Defenders takes place in Oaxaca
    On 15 and 16 June the 4th annual Statewide Meeting of Women Activists and Human Rights Defenders took place in Oaxaca. The event was organized by Consorcio Oaxaca, an organization that receives PBI accompaniment and attended by 70 human rights defenders from different regions of the state of Oaxaca and Natalia Barreto – an Advisor for Human Rights Cooperation and Culture of the European Union Delegation in Mexico.

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