Declaration of Solidarity with the Women of Atenco, Mexico
By: Nobel Women's Initiative Nobel Peace Prize Laureates recognize and express solidarity with the struggle of the women of Atenco…
Violence, Movement-building & CEDAW
"The Mexican government’s strategy to combat organized crime, should not be at the cost of women’s lives” - On July…
Women Defenders Use CEDAW To Pressure Mexican Government
It is the women who are paying the cost of this war on drugs in Mexico said Mexican Women Human Rights Defender (WHRD), Margarita Martinez, one of the six women defenders who traveled to New York in July to meet with the 52nd Session of the CEDAW Committee. The group of women activists presented a shadow report released by the National WHRD Network in Mexico, which confirms that within Latin America, Mexico ranks first in attacks against journalists and second in attacks against women defenders.
Information for the CEDAW Committee: Violence Against Women Human Rights Defenders and Journalists in Mexico (Executive Summary)
By: Consorcio para el Diálogo Parlamentario y la Equidad Oaxaca, Red Mesa de Mujeres de Ciudad Juárez, JASS (Just Associates)…
Discrimination & Violence Against Women Human Rights Defenders in Mexico: Recommendations to the CEDAW Committee
By: Consorcio para el Diálogo Parlamentario y la Equidad Oaxaca, Red Mesa de Mujeres de Ciudad Juárez, JASS (Just Associates)…
CEDAW Shadow Report: Situation Concerning Violence Against Women Human Rights Defenders & Journalists in Mexico
By: Consorcio para el Diálogo Parlamentario y la Equidad Oaxaca, Red Mesa de Mujeres de Ciudad Juárez, JASS (Just Associates)…
Honduras Resists!
when the heart becomes brave . . . every dimension is transformed It is difficult to reconcile bravery and the heart,…
From Survivors to Defenders
"The war on drugs has become a war on women" says the new report from the women’s rights fact-finding mission organized by JASS…
Mexico: Women Journalists Targeted
On May 20, the offices of JASS’ key media partner in Mexico, the Women’s Information and Communication Centre (CIMAC), were…
