Empower and ProDESC challenge Mexican authorities’ refusal to investigate Xinjiang-linked surveillance imports as a new 10% U.S. tariff on Mexican goods takes effect. MEXICO CITY, July 27, 2026 — A landmark lawsuit challenging Mexico’s failure to effectively enforce the USMCA prohibition on imports made with forced...
[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,...
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...
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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...
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...
[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...
[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,...
[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...
[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...
