Mexico

Gabriela Knaul

Mexico: strong justice system needed to counter growing violence, UN expert says

18 October 2010
A strong and independent justice is a prerequisite for effectively fighting growing violence in Mexico, a United Nations human rights expert, who wrapped up a 15-day mission to the country last week, said today.
Ambassador Claude Heller of Mexico

Mexico urges protection of migrants in statement to General Assembly

28 September 2010
Mexico today urged all United Nations Member States to ratify the international convention that calls for the protection of the rights of migrant workers and their families, deploring what it described as a global tendency to criminalize international migration.
Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO

UNESCO chief speaks out against murders of two Mexican journalists

22 July 2010
The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today condemned the murders of two Mexican journalists, which bring the total number of media professionals killed in the country this year to ten.
Stop killing journalists.
UNESCO

UNESCO chief speaks out against killing of Mexican journalist

16 July 2010
The head of the United Nations agency mandated to protect the freedom of expression today condemned the murder of a Mexican journalist specializing in covering crime, bringing the total number of media professionals killed so far this year in the country to eight.
Philip Alston, Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights.
UN Photo/Evan Schneider

Human rights defenders in Mexico paying with their lives, warn UN experts

12 May 2010
Human rights defenders in Mexico are under increasing threat, a group of independent United Nations experts cautioned today, speaking out against the recent killings of two defenders in the country’s southeast.