Mexico

Demand proper protection of womens’ rights in Mexico - 20 October 2008

One in four women in Mexico has suffered physical, and sometimes sexual, violence at the hands of their partner.

No truth, no justice 40 years after Mexico City massacre - 2 October 2008

Forty years ago, the Mexican army opened fire on students peacefully demonstrating in Tlatelolco, Mexico City, on 2 October 1968.

Massacre in Mexico City; questions remain - 2 October 2008

Forty years after one of the worst incidents of mass killing in Mexico’s history, the Mexican government still hasn’t given answers to questions surroundin

Mexican national executed in Texas - 7 August 2008

José Medellín was put to death in violation of the USA’s international legal obligations and despite worldwide appeals for the execution to be st

Women in Mexico let down by failures in justice system - 1 August 2008

Thousands of Mexican women who face violence in their homes are being put at risk of further abuse by a justice system that often fails to take their safety seriously.

CASE STUDIES Mexico: Women’s struggle for safety and justice - 1 August 2008

Thousands of women across Mexico suffer violence in their homes. Read some of their stories.

FACTS AND FIGURES - Mexico: Women’s struggle for safety and justice - 1 August 2008

Almost one in four women in Mexico has suffered physical and/or sexual violence at the hands of an intimate partner. See more facts ans figures on the issue of violenc

Mexico: Authorities don't take women’s safety seriously - 1 August 2008

Thousands of Mexican women who survive violence in their homes are being put at risk of further abuse by a justice system that often fails to take their safety serious