In a historic decision Mexican Supreme Court of Justice recognized that Urgent Actions issued by the UN are binding and mandatory for all State authorities responsible of searching and investigating missing persons cases
• The Resolution is the first decision in the world where a supreme judicial court recognizes the mandatory nature of Urgent Actions issued by the UN Committee against Enforced Disappearance• The Resolution sets a precedent to comply with more than 450 cases of Urgent Actions of missing persons ordered to the Mexican State Today the […]
IDHEAS presented a report to the UN CEDAW Committee on the search of missing women and girls in Mexico
IDHEAS presented a report to the UN CEDAW Committee on the search of missing women and girls in Mexico, ahead of the Mexican State’s assessment in the 78th session of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women which started on Feb.15, 2021 We investigated on the implementation the Amber Alert, the […]
Mexico’s Supreme Court of Justice might set an important precedent by reaffirming the binding nature of UN decisions for Mexican authorities
The Supreme Court will take a decision regarding the mandatory and binding nature of the Urgent Actions issued by the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances Up to date, 414 Urgent Actions have been issued by the CED for cases of disappearance which occurred in Mexico For years, victims and NGOs have faced many challenges to […]
DIAGNOSIS OF THE SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN MEXICO AND RECOMMENDATIONS ISSUED TO THE MEXICAN STATE AND THE EUROPEAN UNION
DOCUMENT ELABORATED IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE EUROPEAN UNION AND MEXICO HIGH-LEVEL DIALOGUE, 2020 The objective of this document is to take stock of the existing challenges to the respect for and promotion of human rights in Mexico, as well as to present specific recommendations from civil society organizations which we hope the Mexican State […]
Annual report 2019
This report aims to publicize the main activities implemented by our organization during 2019 and its most relevant achievements.
Shadow report on the situation of missing people in Mexico
I(dh)eas, Litigio Estratégico en Derechos Humanos A.C and a signatory collective of families of missing people present its alternative report to the Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) in response to the report presented by the Mexican state on February 13, 2018, regarding the follow-up on recommendations adopted in February 2015 in accordance with article 29, […]
Mexico Coahuila: ongoing crimes against humanity
This report, along with a series of confidential annexes, will be submitted on July 6th as a communication to the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) under Article 15 of the ICC Statute. It details a number of crimes committed against the civilian population in the State of Coahuila de […]