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...
[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...
[vc_row][vc_column width='1/6'][/vc_column][vc_column width='2/3'] - International civil society organisations with extensive experience in the defence of the environment and human rights present the conclusions of an observation mission to the Argentinian province of Jujuy in August 2023 following the constitutional reform approved in June of the same...
[vc_row][vc_column width='1/3'] [/vc_column][vc_column width='2/3'] Annual Activity Report ProDESC 2023 ProDESC Report 2023: achievements in the defense of economic, social and cultural rights in Mexico. The document is a detailed account of the achievements and lessons learned over the past year. Through this report, we provide a comprehensive quantitative and...
[vc_row][vc_column width='1/6'][/vc_column][vc_column width='2/3'] Donate so that the organized women workers of the Sinaloa Temporary Migrant Workers Coalition receive training with gender perspective and continue fighting for their labor rights. Olivia is a woman originally from the port of Topolobampo in Sinaloa. Given the few job opportunities offered...
