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Meeting of the Latin American members of the Women and ESCR Working Group

More than 20 women's rights advocates from Latin America exchanged experiences and strategies in Mexico

Report of the consultation on wind project in Juchitan, Mexico

ProDESC and PODER were part of an observation mission that has reported violations to the right to consultation

Mexico: Stop the the Independence Aqueduct

ESCR-Net sent a letter to the Government of Mexico to comply with binding orders of the Supreme Court in relation to the project Independencia Aqueduct and to stop the criminalization of human rights defenders of the Yaqui tribe

Alejandra Ancheita wins Martin Ennals Award 2014

The Mexican lawyer, founder and Executive Director of ProDESC, wins the considered the Nobel of Human Rights

Implementation and enforcement of the right to housing in Mexico

Fundar presents several audiovisual materials on the right to housing in Mexico, including a discussion with the participation of several members of the ESCR-Net

Mexico: protect the rights of the Yaqui indigenous people

On 30 June, ESCR-Net sent a letter to the Government of Mexico to urge full protection for the rights of the Yaqui indigenous people who face serious threats as a result of the development of the “Independence Aqueduct” in the state of Sonora

Collective letter urges Mexico to protect the rights of the Yaqui indigenous people

Amparo No. 631/2012 (Independencia Aqueduct)

In 2010, the State of Mexico promoted the construction and operation of a project called “Independencia Aqueduct”, which includes plans to carry around 60 million cubic meters of water from the “El Novillo” dam (located in the Yaqui river) to the Sonora river basin to supply water to the city of Hermosillo, Sonora. The project includes building a water catchment system at “El Novillo”, a repumping station, a steel aqueduct to supply the national water network, and a power transmission line. The purpose of the works is to carry the water from the Yaqui river to the city of Hermosillo, in v

Tlachinollan - El Centro de Derechos Humanos de la Montaña (CDHM)

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Mexico

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Corporate Accountability

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ProDESC advances rights of communal landowners and laborers in Mexico

ProDESC (Proyecto de Derechos Económicos, Sociales y Culturales), and their partners, the Ejido La Platosa and the union of mineworkers Los Mineros, have achieved a significant victory with the recent recent decision by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) to divest its entire holdings in Excellon Resources Inc.