Business and Human Rights – The Environment
Mexico
In Mexico, anti-logging and environmental activists working to protect their lands and livelihoods from encroaching economic interests have faced grave danger due to brutal efforts to silence their protests, including death threats to themselves and their families, violent attacks and unjust imprisonment.- Read Defender of the Sierra in Amnesty Magazine, to learn about Felipe Arreaga, an activist who was framed for murder and thrown in prison for standing up to corrupt landowning bosses and international logging interests in Mexico's southern state of Guerrero.
- Check out the online chat with Monica Campbell, a freelance journalist based in Mexico City, who recently interviewed Felipe Arreaga after his release from 10 months of unjust detention.
- Learn more about death threats toward anti-logging activists, and the unsolved murder case of Mexican human rights attorney Digna Ochoa.
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Take ActionCall on Mexico to Increase Protection for Human Rights Defender Martin Barrios HernandezAmnesty International is concerned for the safety of human rights defender Martín Barrios Hernández, president of the Human and Labor Rights Commission of Tehuacán Valley in the State of Puebla, southern Mexico. He is at risk of reprisals as he continues to help local workers from the “Calidad de Confecciones” textile plant campaign for greater rights. More Actions » |
