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Joint public statement: International Organisations urge Mexican authorities to guarantee the security and integrity of relatives of the disappeared students of Ayotzinapa and of their representatives

March 16th, 2015 – Several international organizations express deep concern regarding recent reports according to which, members of the Tlachinollan Human Rights Centre, as well as other human rights organisations and the families and friends of the 43 disappeared students from Ayotzinapa, continue to suffer security incidents, putting their physical and psychological integrity at risk.

Press Release: The Concluding Observations of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Should Constitute a Roadmap to Full Observance of the Convention

Geneva, 18 February 2015. On 13 February 2015, the concluding observations of the United Nations Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) review of Mexico were released,[1] following the review of the first report submitted by Mexico, which took place on 2 and 3 February, in the framework of the 8th session of the CED[2].

PBI Mexico's Bulletin underlines how Security Strategy has consequences for the defense of human rights in the country

Mexico City, - 21 January 2015. Peace Brigades International launched its new thematic bulletin “Peace in Mexico?" Security Strategies and Human Rights, which discusses the issue of public security from the perspective of human rights defenders, highlighting the impact that the current violent context and the public security strategies have on the defence of human rights.

Open letter from Civil Society to EU member states. For the Right to Defend Human Rights: Criminalization of HRDs in Latin America

This letter came about from the work of civil society organizations from the Spanish State during the International Forum “For the Right to Defend Human Rights: Criminalization of HRDs in Central America” which took place in Madrid on September 22, 2014.

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