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Mexico US: Respect World Court Order to Halt Texas Executions Bush Should Intervene to Uphold International Law President George W. Bush should publicly urge Texas to respect the order of the International Court of Justice and stop the executions of five Mexican nationals. July 21, 2008 Press Release Also available in 
Printer friendly version Rights Abuses Fueling Global HIV Epidemic Government, Police Actions Blocking Access to HIV Prevention Unless governments act to end the human rights abuses fuelling the spread of HIV, little progress will be made towards addressing the global epidemic, 400 AIDS and human rights organizations said today. The coalition called on organizers of the biannual International AIDS Conference, which opens in Mexico City on August 3, 2008, to make human rights a central theme of the world’s largest gathering on HIV/AIDS. July 14, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Letter to President Felipe Calderón I am writing to thank you for your response to our letter of March 6, 2008, expressing Human Rights Watch’s observations to the justice reform package that was approved by the Mexican Congress that day. We value your government’s stated commitment to human rights. However, your administration’s response does not address our fundamental concerns regarding the constitutional reform proposal. In light of the recent approval of the reform package by a majority of state legislatures, your government must take necessary steps to adopt measures that would prevent serious human rights abuses. June 2, 2008 Letter Also available in
Printer friendly version A Vital Choice By Angela Heimburger and Tamara Taraciuk Published in Proceso Mexico City’s abortion law gives women a vital choice. For some, the ability to exercise this choice may mean the difference between life and death. The upcoming Supreme Court decision on the constitutionality of this law will determine if all women and girls in the capital can continue to access abortion services in bona fide medical facilities with qualified professionals under sanitary conditions, or some will be forced to revert to unsafe and often hazardous practices with unlicensed practitioners in clandestine clinics, pharmacies or marketplaces. May 19, 2008 Commentary Also available in
Printer friendly version Letter To President Felipe Calderón I am writing to express my profound concern regarding credible reports that your administration has asked Ms. Louise Arbour, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR), to dismiss Mr. Amerigo Incalcaterra as her representative in Mexico. May 7, 2008 Letter Also available in
Printer friendly version Mexico: Rights Commission Distorts HRW Report Officials Should Address Deficiencies, Not Defend Them Mexico’s National Human Rights Commission undermines its own credibility by distorting the findings of a Human Rights Watch report, Human Rights Watch said today. The commission’s claim that it found “48 errors” in the report does not withstand scrutiny and it is a blatant tactic to sidestep the critical issues of its effectiveness. April 17, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Letter to President Felipe Calderón Observations regarding the justice reform package approved by the Mexican Congress on March 6. Of particular concern is the proposal to modify article 16 of the Mexican Constitution to allow prosecutors, with judicial authorization, to detain individuals suspected of participating in organized crime before they are charged with a crime. Detention without charge for such a long period of time violates the fundamental right to liberty and security of the person and the associated protections against arbitrary detention enshrined in international law. March 6, 2008 Letter Also available in
Printer friendly version Mexico: Effective Action Needed by Human Rights Body Commission Documents Abuses, but Falls Short Promoting Remedies and Reform Mexico’s National Human Rights Commission seriously limits its impact by not effectively promoting remedies and reforms needed to end abusive practices, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. February 13, 2008 Press Release Also available in 
Printer friendly version Mexico’s National Human Rights Commission A Critical Assessment
HRW Index No.: B2001 February 13, 2008 Report Also available in
Download PDF, 601 KB, 130 pgs Purchase online Read Press Release Mexico: US Aid Should Include Human Rights Conditions The US Congress should oppose counternarcotics assistance to Mexico unless it includes strong conditions aimed at ending abuses by Mexican security forces, Human Rights Watch said today. October 24, 2007 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Mexico: Probe Charges of Police Brutality in Oaxaca Protestors Allege Serious Abuses by Oaxaca Police The governor of the Mexican state of Oaxaca should ensure that officials conduct a thorough and impartial investigation into allegations of excessive use of force and arbitrary arrests by police following a July 16 confrontation with protestors, Human Rights Watch said today. July 24, 2007 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Mexico: Impunity for Past Rights Abuses Continues Fox Initiative Failed to Promote Accountability Mexico’s first serious effort to promote justice for human rights abuses committed during its “dirty war” ended without fulfilling its objectives, Human Rights Watch said today. April 5, 2007 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Mexico DF: Decriminalize Abortion To Help Women Legislators Consider Better Access to Contraceptives and Abortion The Legislative Assembly of Mexico’s Federal District should support the partial decriminalization of abortion currently under consideration, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to the deputies. March 30, 2007 Press Release Printer friendly version Mexico: Decriminalize Abortion To Help Women Legislators Consider Better Access to Contraceptives and Abortion The Legislative Assembly of Mexico’s Federal District should support the partial decriminalization of abortion currently under consideration, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to the deputies. March 28, 2007 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Human Rights Watch Honors Mexican Activist Honoree Secures Access to Legal Abortion for Rape Victims Human Rights Watch will give its highest award to Verónica Cruz, a leading Mexican women’s rights advocate, on November 2. October 31, 2006 Advocacy Impact Printer friendly version AIDS: Success in Fight Threatened by Rights Abuses Conference Must Promote Rights-Based Response to HIV Pandemic Ongoing rights abuses are undermining efforts to fight the HIV pandemic and threatening the few, hard-won successes, Human Rights Watch said today, a month before the XVI International AIDS Conference opens in Toronto. July 17, 2006 Press Release Printer friendly version Mexico: Candidates Must Address Murders of Women Civil Society Groups Demand End to Violence against Women The candidates in Mexico's July 2 presidential elections should publicly pledge to prevent and punish the mutilation and murder of women in Mexico, Human Rights Watch, V-Day and 65 other civil society groups said in an open letter published today. June 27, 2006 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Fox's Ambitious Rights Agenda Falls Short Key Advances, but Fundamental Changes Still Needed As Mexico’s President Vicente Fox enters the final months of his term, the ambitious human rights agenda that he brought with him to office remains largely unfulfilled, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. May 17, 2006 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Mexico: Lost in Transition Bold Ambitions, Limited Results for Human Rights Under Fox This 150-page report documents the successes and failures of Fox’s human rights policies. The report offers detailed recommendations for his successor —who will be chosen in the July presidential election —on how to build upon the Fox agenda, while avoiding its significant shortcomings. May 17, 2006 Report Also available in
Download PDF, 744 KB, 158 pgs Purchase online Abortion lessons from Latin America By Marianne Mollmann, Human Rights Watch Researcher Published in Los Angeles Times IT'S BEEN A LONG time since the days of back-alley abortions in the U.S. Perhaps that's why South Dakota Gov. Michael Rounds signed into law a ban against abortion in his state, with one narrow exception: protecting the life of the pregnant woman. Perhaps Rounds, who was only 19 when Roe vs. Wade was decided in 1973, doesn't remember what it was like to live in a country where women had no right to a safe, legal abortion. But there is a place he could visit if he wants to refresh his memory: Latin America. March 24, 2006 Commentary Printer friendly version |
 
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