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.

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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.

Mexico City.- In response to requests by civil society to monitor the respect for human rights in different regions of Mexico, PBI began an exploratory mission early this year to identify the risk faced by defenders in other states, amongst them Coahuila.

Mexico City- Yesterday June 26, Urgent Action for Human Rights Defenders (Acción Urgente para Defensores de los Derechos Humanos, A.C., ACUDDEH) and the Cerezo Committee presented the first 'Report on human rights violations against human rights defenders (HRDs) in the period 2011 - first

Mexico City.- Father Alejandro Solalinde Guerra returns from two week Europe speaking tour. In Barcelona, Madrid, Bilbao, Santander, Geneva, Berne and Rome, the migrants rights defender explained the impact of the ongoing violence in Mexico on migration. Solalinde's visit to Europe, May 22 – June 7, comes after serious threats against him.

On 15^th and 16^th of June, 2012, communities and indigenous peoples of the Montaña and the Costa Chica, traditional authorities, civil organizations, social organizations, human rights defenders,