2020 annual report
2020 has been a year that we will never forget and that brought us countless challenges.
2020 has been a year that we will never forget and that brought us countless challenges.
Las luchas por la defensa del agua en el estado de Puebla, y en particular en Santa María Zacatepec (SMZ), son un referente para América Latina por su tenacidad y capacidad de evidenciar los impactos de los megaproyectos y el accionar de las empresas transnacionales sobre los territorios de las comunidades originarias.
Del 17 al 19 de mayo pasado, se celebró en CDMX la Jornada internacional por el derecho a defender derechos y la libertad de expresión.
Organizada por el Espacio OSC, la jornada se realizó en el marco de su décimo aniversario e inició con la realización de un seminario internacional en el cual participaron expertos y expertas internacionales, personas defensoras, periodistas y autoridades mexicanas, en el que se dialogó sobre distintas experiencias de creación de políticas públicas de protección en la región latinoamericana.
Today, November 29, 2022, International Women Human Rights Defenders Day, we celebrate the strong and courageous women who form the backbone of the struggle for a more just life.
"In the face of forgetfulness, which contributes to oppression and marginalization, the weapon of memory is vindicated. Memory is fundamental in the life of peoples, since it prevents us from falling into oblivion. Through memory we give meaning and, therefore, stability to human existence. In memory the land is much more than a productive space, since it is full of symbols and endearing references, that is why the old people of Temoac vehemently exclaim 'this land cost blood' in reference to the Zapatista deed 'and that is why it is not for sale'.
Sahara is from the USA and recently volunteered with PBI in August 2022. There, they provided protective accompaniment to three organisations in Chihuahua; Centro de Derechos Humanos Paso del Norte A.C. (CDHPdN A.C.), Consultoría Técnica Comunitaria A.C (CONTECA.C.) and Alianza Sierra Madre A.C. (ASMAC).
Deep in the mountains of Western Sierra Madre, in the North East of Mexico, is the rarámuri community of Choréachi, located in the municipality of Guadalupe y Calvo, over 16 hours away from Chihuahua. Choréachi is located between the states of Sinaloa, Durango and Chihuahua, in a rocky and mountainous area with dangerous and difficult-to-access dirt roads.
2020 has been a year that we will never forget and that brought us countless challenges.
Human Rights Defenders from Civil Society in Mexico and Europe met through Human Rights Trialogue with representatives of Mexican Government and the European Union