We share an update about the increase in threats and intimidations against the Peaceful Resistance of La Puya, San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc, in the Department of Guatemala.

Mexico City, 2 September 2015.– PBI co-wrote with ISHR a new report that concludes that States must consult human rights defenders when developing laws and policies to tackle organised crime and drugs problems, and should sanction authorities who defame activists through smear campaigns.

Mexico City, 1 September 2015.– Between May and December 2015, PBI Mexico will publish a series of interviews with Human Rights Defenders which we accompany or with whom we maintain a close relationship. This month we present an interview with Blanca Martinez, director of the Fray Juan de Larios Diocesan Center for Human Rights of Saltillo, Coahuila.

Mexico City, 20 August 2015.–  With two open letters, one addressed to the Mexican Government and the other to the Interamerican Human Rights Commission, International Organizations - amongst which PBI - have displayed their support regarding the request of the International Group of Independent Experts (IGIE) of the Interamerican Human Rights Commission, to extend their mandate to provide technical assistance for the investigations of the Ayotzinapa case in which 43 students were disappeared.

Mexico City, 5 August 2015.–  Between May and December 2015, PBI Mexico will publish a series of interviews with Human Rights Defenders which we accompany or with whom we maintain a close relationship. This month we present an interview with Alma Gomez Caballero, member of the Center for the Human Rights of Women (CEDEHM), from Chihuahua.

Mexico City, 28 July 2015.– Mexican Civil Society Organizations gathered in “Espacio OSC” released a report that “sums up the main findings and recommendations of the first two years of the implementation of the national mechanism for protection of human rights defenders and journalists.”

Mexico City, 23 July 2015.- Peace Brigades International, as a result of a joint effort from different field projects and national groups, produced a new documentary that illustrates the risks of human rights defenders (HRDs) devoted to the defense of the land and territory within the context of large-scale investment projects in Latin America.

Oaxaca de Juarez, 26 June 2015.- Coinciding with the United Nations' International Day in support of Victims of Torture, Código-DH and the Collective against Torture and Impunity (CCTI, for its initials in Spanish) presented a joint report titled “Investigation of Torture in Mexico”.