[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='1/6'][/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='4/6'] The second edition of the Comprehensive Security Course for environmental defenders in Mexico City, held on August 4 and 5, concluded successfully. This course is part of the “Protecting People, Protecting Nature” (P3N) initiative. The event, organized by ProDESC in collaboration with ELAW,...
[vc_row][vc_column width='1/6'][/vc_column][vc_column width='4/6'] The most recent generation of community defenders from the School of Transnational Justice (EJT in Spanish) celebrated their graduation ceremony on July 1 in Mexico City. Thirty-three defenders from 13 states of the Mexican Republic and six Latin American countries gathered here, namely:...
[vc_row][vc_column width='1/6'][/vc_column][vc_column width='4/6'] From August 21-25 of August 2023, representatives of 8 civil society organizations specialized in human and environmental rights carried out an observatory mission in the province of Jujuy, Argentina. The objective of the mission was to witness first hand any possible violations of...
[vc_row][vc_column width='1/3'] [/vc_column][vc_column width='2/3'] National Action Plans on Business and Human Rigths: A Comparative Analysis of Corporate Accountability The report provides an analysis of the design and implementation in six countries that have published at least one National Action Plan. It also gathers, through a thorough document search...
Executive Director of ProDESC participates in the Global Assembly in Frankfurt How can the idea of universal human rights, which was already struggled for in the European revolutions of the 18th and 19th centuries, be conceived and realized globally? This was the question that triggered the...
- Federal and local authorities have systematically refused to recognize Xoco's original people’s rights. - Mítikah is the most recent example of how real estate speculation excludes local inhabitants, makes living costs unbearable deteriorates traditional ways of life. - The original people of Xoco initiate a...
Alejandra Ancheita Alejandra Ancheita is a feminist lawyer and human rights defender in Mexico. She is the founder and Executive Director of the Mexican NGO Proyecto de Derechos Económicos, Sociales y Culturales A.C. (ProDESC). Academic formation Alejandra Ancheita has a law degree from the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM)....
