NGOs and Academia

Testimony of Maureen Meyer, Senior Associate for Mexico and Central America at the Washington Office on Latin America on Human Rights in Mexico, Before the United States Congress
Monday, May 21, 2012 - 00:00
Withholding the conditioned funds until meaningful progress on these areas is made would send a clear message that the United States is concerned about the gravity of the human rights violations.
Testimony of Tlachinollan Human Rights Center Before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission in the U.S. House of Representatives
Monday, May 21, 2012 - 00:00
It is clear that President Calderon's effort to combat organized crime, with the military as the centerpiece, is not the solution to the crisis of violence but rather it has contributed to the violence itself.
Testimony of Nik Steinberg, Mexico Researcher for Human Rights Watch, on “Human Rights in Mexico” before the United States Congress Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission
Monday, May 21, 2012 - 00:00
What we have found is a public security policy that is badly failing on two fronts. It has not succeeded in reducing violence. Instead, it has resulted in grave human rights violations.
Mexico: UN and regional experts urge government to take action to protect journalists
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - 00:00
The Mexican Government should implement a new law to protect journalists and human rights defenders, a group of United Nations and regional experts stressed today.
La SIP condena el secuestro del periodista hondureno Alfredo Villatoro
Thursday, May 10, 2012 - 00:00
La Sociedad Interamericana de Prensa (SIP) condeno hoy el secuestro del periodista hondureno Alfredo Villatoro y pidio al presidente de Honduras, Porfirio Lobo, que actue de "forma inmediata" para lograr su liberacion y garantizar su vida.
Secretario General de la OEA inauguro reunion de la Comision Interamericana para el Control de Abuso de Drogas
Thursday, May 10, 2012 - 00:00
El Secretario General de la Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA), José Miguel Insulza, inauguró hoy la 51 Reunión Ordinaria de la Comisión Interamericana para el Control de Abuso de Drogas (CICAD).
Carta de Sicilia sobre asesinato de Regina
Wednesday, May 9, 2012 - 00:00
El espantoso y reprobable asesinato de Regina Martinez no es mas que la reiterada confirmacion del estado de descomposicion en que se encuentra el Estado y los partidos.
Noting 'disturbing trend' in Mexico, UN rights office condemns murder of journalist
Wednesday, May 2, 2012 - 00:00
"We strongly condemn the murder of Regina Martinez, and are concerned that this disturbing trend of murdering media workers ... undermines the exercise of freedom of expression in the country."
Carta de Human Rights Watch al Presidente y Congreso
Wednesday, May 2, 2012 - 00:00
Tengo el honor de dirigirme a Uds. para hacerles llegar mi preocupacion sobre el proyecto de enmienda constitucional que se conoce como "Marco Juridico para la Paz".
Hostages in Our Own Territories
Monday, April 30, 2012 - 00:00
Civilians in rural areas are trapped in regions where all of the armed groups are active. These groups operate in and around Afro-Colombian and indigenous territories

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