Mexico City, 18 February 2014. Salil Shetty, Amnesty International's Secretary General, visited Mexico this week and met with President Enrique Peña Nieto. The organization called on the President to confront the critical human rights situation in the country.

PBI observes protest by FUUNDEC in Saltillo in early February  © PBI Mexico

Mexico City, 12 February 2014. Yesterday the Committee for the Integral Defense of Human Rights “Gobixha” (Código-DH) condemned recent acts of harassment against members of the Popular Assembly of the People of Juchitán (APPJ). The organization also denounced harassment suffered by fishermen while trying to attend their place of worship.

Mexico City, 12 February 2014. On 8 February PBI signed a new accompaniment agreement with the Fray Juan de Larios Diocese Center for Human Rights, the Saltillo Migrant Shelter and the Juan Gerardi Human Rights Center, organizations from the state of Coahuila.

• Civil Society Organizations call on Mexico to accept all recommendations issued during the UPR, except those contrary to national and international standards.

• CSOs urge the State to reject those recommendations which refer to hindering women`s access to sexual and reproductive health care and preventing same sex marriage.

Chilpancingo, Guerrero, 10 February 2014. Today the National Network of Human Rights Organizations “All Rights For Everyone” (Red TDT) presented the book Acompañando la Esperanza (Accompanying Hope) in the state of Guerrero.

The objective of this Alert is to bring attention to and share our concerns regarding the current situation of threats and violence in Monte Olivo, Cobán (Alta Verapaz). This situation has developed within the context of the construction of a hydroelectric plant on the Icbolay river (a tributary to the Chixoy river) near the junction of the rivers Dolores and Canguinic.

Mexico D.F., 5 February 2014.

Mexico D.F., 31 January 2014. Today PBI observed a roundtable between human rights defenders and governmental authorities in Oaxaca. Gabino Cué Monteagudo, Governor of Oaxaca, presided over the meeting and heard directly from defenders their concerns, demands and proposals. This was the second roundtable between the Government and civil society to discuss the risk situation of human rights defenders. The first one took place in November 2013 at PBI's initiative.

Mexico D.F., 29 January 2014.