Author: Estefania Diaz

16 Apr Call for an urgent investigation following a violent attack during the funeral of a Mapuche human rights defender in Chile, and warn of inaction by the State and influential actors in the region

Posted at 19:08h in Blog ProDESC, Comunicados, Noticias, Sin categoría by Estefania Diaz

[button size='large' style='' text='Descargar fotografías y videos' icon='' icon_color='' link='https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/16MCXxzeyvjMkdL88CnE_opECy8bxt_7G?usp=drive_link' target='_blank' color='#ffffff' hover_color='' border_color='' hover_border_color='' background_color='#600343' hover_background_color='' font_style='' font_weight='' text_align='' margin=''] Mexico City and Pilmaiquén, Chile, April 16, 2026.– Human rights organizations denounced serious acts of violence that occurred during the funeral of Jaime Uribe Montiel,...

15 Apr Urgent Action Required to Ensure a Dignified Burial for Jaime Uribe, a Mapuche Williche Human Rights Defender, in a Ceremonial Cemetery, and to Avert an Escalation of Conflict

Posted at 17:42h in Blog ProDESC, Comunicados, Noticias, Sin categoría by Estefania Diaz

Mexico City and Pilmaiquén, Chile, April 15, 2026. Human rights organizations and traditional authorities of the Mapuche Williche People have denounced efforts to block the burial of Jaime Uribe Montiel—a Werken and Mapuche Williche human rights defender—in the Maihue-Carimallin ceremonial cemetery, a sacred site of ancestral...

19 Aug ProDESC requests precautionary measures from the IACHR to protect Mapuche Williche defenders and prevent irreparable harm from hydroelectric project in Chile

Posted at 15:51h in Blog ProDESC, Comunicados, Informes, Noticias by Estefania Diaz

[button size='big_large' style='' text='Download' icon='' icon_color='' link='https://prodesc.org.mx/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/English-ProDESC-requests-precautionary-measures-from-the-IACHR-to-protect-Mapuche-Williche-defenders-and-prevent-irreparable-harm-from-hydroelectric-project-in-Chile.pdf' target='_blank' color='#ffffff' hover_color='#ffffff' border_color='' hover_border_color='' background_color='#5B0920' hover_background_color='' font_style='' font_weight='' text_align='' margin=''] Mexico City, August 15, 2025. – The Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights Project (ProDESC) submitted a request for precautionary measures to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR)...

14 May URGENT ACTION – ESCALATING PERSECUTION AND VIOLENCE AGAINST MAPUCHE WILLICHE HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS

Posted at 22:49h in blog-english, Comunicados, Noticias by Estefania Diaz

New arbitrary detention and harassment of Machi Millaray Huichalaf, her family, and community Mexico City, Mexico and Temuco, Chile – May 12, 2025 On Monday, May 12, 2025, Jaime Javier Uribe Montiel, partner of Machi Millaray Huichalaf —Mapuche spiritual authority and defender of the Pilmaiquén River— was...

14 May URGENT ACTION: ARBITRARY DETENTION AND CRIMINALIZATION OF MAPUCHE WILLICHE HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN CHILE

Posted at 22:20h in Blog ProDESC, blog-english, Comunicados, Noticias by Estefania Diaz

Santiago de Chile and Mexico City, April 25, 2025 To the attention of: Mr. Albert K. Barume, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; Ms. Mary Lawlor, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights Defenders; Mr. Michel Forst, United Nations Special Rapporteur on...

09 May Annual Activity Report 2024 – ProDESC

Posted at 19:57h in blog-english, reports by Estefania Diaz

[vc_row][vc_column width='1/3'] [/vc_column][vc_column width='2/3'] The Annual Activity Report 2024 provides an overview of ProDESC’s work in defending economic, social, and cultural rights in Mexico.The report highlights key achievements, lessons learned, and ongoing challenges, while underscoring the importance of collective, sustainable strategies grounded in local territories. This document also...

14 Feb Exploitation and Opacity: The Hidden Reality of the Mexican Coffee in Nestlé and Starbucks Supply Chains

Posted at 00:01h in Blog ProDESC, reports, Sin categoría by Estefania Diaz

[vc_row][vc_column width='1/3'] [/vc_column][vc_column width='2/3'] This report exposes labor exploitation, opacity in the supply chain, and the environmental impacts of coffee production in Mexico, focusing on the supply chains of Nestlé and Starbucks. It reveals that significant coffee traders set purchasing prices that do not cover production costs,...

10 Dec The Protection of the Chichankanab Lagoon Territory in the Yucatán Peninsula

Posted at 17:20h in blog-english, policy-papers-ing by Estefania Diaz

[vc_row][vc_column width='1/3'] [/vc_column][vc_column width='2/3'] This case study focuses on the efforts of five ejidos surrounding the Chichankanab lagoon in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. These communities have successfully mobilized against threats to their land and resources. Stemming from a Decree that established a Natural Protected Area, they have been...

25 Sep Practical Guide to Community-Based Security for Women Defenders of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Posted at 14:34h in Blog ProDESC, blog-english, Research Notes by Estefania Diaz

[vc_row][vc_column width='1/3'] [/vc_column][vc_column width='2/3'] ProDESC presents this Practical Guide to Community Security for Women Human Rights Defenders, built upon our previous publication, “Community Security and Territory.” This guide focuses on strengthening the security of women working at the community level, recognizing their diverse identities and the multiple...

17 Apr Lithium Fever: Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Under Attack in Jujuy, Argentina

Posted at 08:40h in blog-english, reports by Estefania Diaz

[vc_row][vc_column width='1/3'] [/vc_column][vc_column width='2/3'] Lithium Fever: Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Under Attack in Jujuy, Argentina The following report is structured in five parts. The first sets out the context of the lack of protection of indigenous land rights and the expansion of lithium extractivism surrounding the adoption of the...