2020 annual report
2020 has been a year that we will never forget and that brought us countless challenges.
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ADVANCING HUMAN RIGHTS THROUGH DIALOGUE
Human Rights Defenders from Civil Society in Mexico and Europe met through Human Rights Trialogue with representatives of Mexican Government and the European Union
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August 30, International Day of the victims of enforced disappearances.
On August 30, the International Day of the Victims of Forced Disappearances was commemorated.
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Indigenous peoples and the defense of land and territory in times of COVID-19
On August 9, the International Day of Indigenous Peoples was commemorated under the theme "COVID-19 and the resilience of indigenous peoples", recognizing the effort of indigenous communities to seek their own solutions to the pandemic through knowledge and traditional practices1.
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Defending rights in times of COVID 19: Virtual dialogues.
"We oppose development that reduces our forests, that destroys our lands" (...) With the pandemic we will have to live the rest of our lives. "
Jorge Sibas, leader of the Brörán people and Costa Rican defender.
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New threats against Consorcio Oaxaca: Civil society and national and international organizations express their concern and demand guarantees for the safety of human rights defenders.
Civil society organizations, government institutions and international community spoke out against threats received by Consorcio Oaxaca and claimed immediate actions by Mexican Government to protect its staff.
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Webinar “The defense of the rights of migrants in the time of COVID-19”
Last Thursday, July 2, PBI organized a virtual seminar on the defense of the rights of migrants in the time of COVID-19 in collaboration with Madrid’s University Carlos III, and for which we had the presence of the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights of Migrants from the United Nations, Professor Felipe González Morales.
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Featured Activities this month
During this past month we participated in and carried out various activities as part of our current remote accompaniment of organizations and human rights defenders in Mexico. Here, we highlight some of them:
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Featured Activities -May 2020-
PBI Mexico continues to provide remote accompaniment to human rights defenders, doing permanent monitoring and analysis, and informing the international community and relevant authorities about the situation of human rights defenders in Mexico.
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Espacio OSC, HRDs and Journalists call to respect the right to defend human rights during the COVID-19 crisis
In the state of the health emergency caused by Covid-19, human rights defenders, journalists and CSOs urge the Mexican Government and its institutions to generate measures in order to guarantee the right to defend human rights, in accordance with national and international recommendations. 
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