Human Rights Resonance in Mexico

 

Ordinary people will pay for rights. We asked them

By: James Ron & José Kaire & David Crow
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New research suggests that if human rights organizations use evidence-based fundraising strategies, the public will donate.

Earning the trust of human rights supporters

By: James Ron
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Human rights groups have lost—or never gained—the trust of roughly half their (potentially) strongest supporters.

Cross-movement organizing in Mexico leads to new resources

By: Jenny Barry
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Feminists and environmentalists are coming together in Mexico to form new partnerships with an emphasis on local resource mobilization.

Will evidence of crimes against humanity change anything in Mexico?

By: Alejandro Anaya Muñoz
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A new report argues that widespread human rights violations in Mexico constitute crimes against humanity. But who will stand accountable?

Human rights at a crossroads: 18 months after Ayotzinapa

By: Janice Gallagher & Paula Martinez Gutierrez
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Eighteen months after Ayotzinapa, Mexican civil society has pulled together in new and promising ways to challenge the state.

Can celebrities and fashion magazines in Mexico really influence social change?

By: Jenny Barry
Español

Partnering with celebrities and seeking visibility is key to mobilizing resources for the women’s movement in Mexico.

More than smoke and mirrors: citizen perceptions of human rights

By: Dona-Gene Barton & Courtney Hillebrecht & Sergio Wals
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Study finds that Mexicans’ perceptions of human rights protections are linked to individuals’ evaluations of their leaders, their government and democratization.

Mapping human rights skepticism in Mexico

By: David Crow
Español

Most Mexicans don’t associate human rights with protecting criminals, but surveys show this varies depending on region and political affiliation.

What does the “right to life” really mean for Catholics in Mexico?

By: Renee De La Torre
Español

It’s time for leaders in the Mexican Catholic Church to speak up where they are most needed.

Myth and reality: the Catholic Church and human rights in Latin America

By: Ariadna Estévez
Español

While the progressive Catholic Church is on the frontline of defending human rights in Latin American, its conservative branch still attacks reproductive rights ...

The struggle for a truly grassroots human rights movement

By: James Ron & David Crow & Shannon Golden
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Using cutting-edge human rights perception polls, the authors explore links between social class and domestic human rights movements in Mexico, Colombia, Morocco, ...

 
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