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Drawing on data collected by theĀ Mesoamerican RegistryĀ ofĀ AttacksĀ onĀ Women Human RightsĀ DefendersĀ through the Regional Monitoring and Information System, this report provides updated information regarding attacks on WHRDs in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico from 2012-2014, and includes a separate chapter on the situation in Nicaragua.Ā This is the second such report produced by IM-Defensoras, the first was inĀ 2012Ā during the first yearĀ of documentation on the situation for WHRDsĀ in the region. ThisĀ reportĀ recognizesĀ the tireless efforts of Mesoamerican women,Ā who, inĀ the faceĀ of discrimination andĀ violence, continue to defend the rights they have won, broadening and deepening democracy andĀ ā€œbuen vivirā€Ā (living well) throughout the region. The Mesoamerican Initaitive is a partnership between JASS, UDEFEGUA, la Colectiva Feminista, AWID, Consorcio Oaxaca, and Fondo Centroamericano de Mujeres.

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