Mexico
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, elected in 2018, has failed to address skyrocketing rates of homicide, cartel crime, and disappearances. He has greatly expanded the role of the military in public life, including by deploying nearly 150,000 troops to undertake civilian law enforcement activities. He has also made unprecedented efforts to halt irregular migration, deploying nearly 30,000 troops across the country to stop migrants from reaching the United States, sometimes leading to violent clashes in which soldiers have killed or injured migrants. Police, prosecutors, the military, and criminal groups regularly commit serious and widespread human rights violations, including arbitrary detention, torture, extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, abuses against migrants, and attacks on journalists and human rights defenders. These crimes are rarely, if ever, investigated or punished.
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March 6, 2024
“I Just Want to Contribute to Society”
The Need for Legal Gender Recognition in Tabasco, Mexico
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June 21, 2022
Mexico: Barriers for Trans People in Guanajuato State
Create Legal Gender Recognition Procedure; Uphold Mexican and International Law
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June 6, 2022
Mexico: Asylum Seekers Face Abuses at Southern Border
Improve Conditions, Procedures; US Should End Pressure to Block Arrivals
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January 19, 2024
Mexico: Reject Any New US Border Expulsion Deal
Proposals Would Violate International Law, Expose Asylum Seekers to Harm
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November 25, 2023
Protect Women with Disabilities from Violence in Mexico
Consult Organizations of Women with Disabilities to Ensure Reforms Are Effective
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October 6, 2023
NYC Mayor Should Prioritize Human Rights over Harmful Discourse
Adams Should Understand Why People Migrate to NYC
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September 26, 2023
Ayotzinapa, Mexico’s Army, and López Obrador’s Silence
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September 8, 2023
Mexico’s Supreme Court Orders Federal Decriminalization of Abortion
Next Steps Include Ensuring Access
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September 6, 2023
Mexican State Becomes 12th to Decriminalize Abortion
Supreme Court Ruling Affirms Rights to Health, Reproductive Autonomy
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July 18, 2023
Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Mexico
45th Session of the UN Universal Periodic Review
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July 11, 2023
Interview: Victory for People with Disabilities and Older Persons in Mexico
When People Come Together Good Things Happen