Press release

The Cerezo Committee celebrated its 11^th anniversary on August 13th, during the last ten years of which they have received PBI accompaniment. Since its foundation, the Committee has received 13 death threats and continued harassment. Stigmatization has closed many doors for them, especially during the early years.

• Due to a lack of trust and transparency, human rights organisations as well as organisations defending freedom of expression and journalists have withdrawn from the Assembly of civil society organisations which is to define the election process of those who will constitute the Consultative Council (Consejo Consultativo) of the Mechanism for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders and Journalists in Mexico (Mecanismo de Protección a Personas Defensoras de Derechos Humanos y Periodistas).

Mexico City,- State of Mexico (Estado de México or Edomex) is the most populous federal entity in the country with over 15 million inhabitants. It has one of the highest levels of income of the republic and it attracts the largest number of internal migrants, mainly due to the expansion of México City¹.

Mexico, D.F.- On 21st August, by a majority vote of eight, the Plenary of the National Supreme Court Justice (SCJN) decided in the amparo under review 133/2012, - promoted by the family of Bonfilio Rubio Villegas, indigenous naua from the Montaña of Guerrero state, Mexico, who was extrajudicial executed by members of the Mexican Armed Forces in June 2009 - ordered the criminal case initiated by this homicide to be remi

Mexico City.- The assassinations of women due to their gender in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua is a paradigmatic case which has garnered attention internationally. In Mexico, this is a persistent phenomenon despite the work of local human rights organizations.

Note from Radio Ñomndaa

To all the Free, Alternative and Community Media

To the Civic Organisations,

To the honest Mass Media

To the independent Centres of Human Rights

To our members

Brothers and Sisters:

Members of the National Lawyers Committee on Human Rights (NLCHR), an independent committee compiled of American human rights lawyers, is undertaking an international mission to Mexico between the 2nd-7th July to document cases of human rights abuses and aggressions against human rights defenders as well as inquiring about advancements in the investigations.