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PBI Mexico: Mexican defender Alejandro Cerezo´s work awarded in Germany

Mexico City.- Alejandro Cerezo, Cerezo Committee member and coordinator of Urgent Action for Human Rights Defenders (Acción Urgente para Defensores de Derechos Humanos, ACUDDEH) has received the German Peace Prize of Aachen 2012. The award recognizes the work of the Mexican defender for human rights and the trajectory of the Committee.

PBI Mexico: Two years after the deaths of Bety and Jyri in Oaxaca, those responsible are still to be found

Oaxaca, Oaxaca.- On April 27, 2010, human rights defender Alberta Beatriz "Bety" Cariño, and Finnish citizen Jyri Jaakkola were killed in an ambush in the Triqui region of Oaxaca. Two years after the event, David Peña, a lawyer for the National Association of Democratic Lawyers (Asociación Nacional de Abogados Democráticos,ANAD), and Karla Michel Salas, both representatives of the victims, have lodged a complaint with the prosecution of Finland in search of justice for the victims and prosecution of those responsible for the deaths.

PBI Mexico: PBI welcomes the Senate's decision. Urging the adoption of the Protection Bill in the Chamber of Deputies

The Bill of Law to establish a National Mechanism for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders and Journalists in Mexico was approved in full by the Senate and passed to the Chamber of Deputies in the session today, Tuesday April 24th. PBI welcomes the decision and congratulates both the civil society organizations and the Senate of Mexico for the preparation of this bill. At the same time, organizations are urging the Chamber for its approval in the current legislature.

PBI Mexico: PBI and AI open a photographic exhibition in the Mexican Chamber of Deputies

Mexico City.- On April 19 the photographic exhibition "Protect human rights defenders and journalists" opened in the Mexican Chamber of Deputies (San Lazaro), coordinated by Peace Brigades International (PBI) and Amnesty International (AI). The ceremony was hosted by representatives of promoting organizations of the Protection Mechanism bill for HRDs and Journalists in Mexico, which was passed by the Senate on April 17th.

PBI Mexico: International HRs Organisations welcome a historic opportunity to create a national protection mechanism for HRDs and journalists

April 19, 2012

Chamber of Deputies of the Mexican Republic
Senate of the Mexican Republic
Ministry of Interior of Mexico

International Human Rights Organisations welcome a historic opportunity to create a national protection mechanism for human rights defenders and journalists

Dear Senators and Deputies,
Dear Minister of the Interior,

PBI Mexico: New threats against migrants and Father Alejandro Solalinde

Father Alejandro Solalinde
© PBI Mexico

Oaxaca, Oax.- In the last few weeks, Father Alejandro Solalinde has received an increased amount of threats. PBI Mexico expresses concern about the safety of the priest and human rights defender, who runs the Casa del Migrante Hermanos en el Camino, located in the City of Ixtepex (state of Oaxaca).

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