PBI Mexico: Over 90% of the WHRDs in Mexico have suffered violence or attacks related to her work
January 20, Mexico City.- On Tuesday, January 19 in Mexico City women human rights defenders and organizations launched the report Women Human Rights Defenders in Mexico. 2010-2011 A diagnosis of the conditions and risks they face in their work (Defensoras de derechos humanos en México. Diagnóstico 2010-2011 sobre las condiciones que enfrentan en el ejercicio de su trabajo).
Peace Brigades International (PBI) wins the 2011 Jaime Brunet Prize for the Promotion of Human Rights
eace Brigades International has just won the 2011 Jaime Brunet Prize for its "commendable work" providing support and international protection to human rights defenders, "where they are subjected to attacks or serious threats and their situation is most critical and vulnerable."