Annual Report 2021
In 2021, IDHEAS has further asserted itself as a civil society organization specialized in strategic litigation before national and international institutions. Our organization has not only focused on protecting the human rights of victims in isolated cases, but also on driving structural changes to prevent the recurrence of other severe human rights violations. The decision […]
“Hasta encontrarlos”: enforced disappearances by security forces in Veracruz constitute crimes against humanity
The present report, which focuses on the commission of enforced disappearances in Veracruz, is yet another link in the chain proving the commission of crimes against humanity in Mexico. As will be described below, during the mandate of Duarte de Ochoa, governor of Veracruz between 1 December 2010 and 12 October 2016, who is currently detained […]
Criminal Structure Within the Public Prosecutor’s Office of the State of Nayarit and Crimes Against Humanity
Mexico. Criminal Structure Within the Public Prosecutor’s Office of the State of Nayarit and Crimes Against Humanity The current report is based on the documentation of 70 cases of enforced disappearance and, in particular, 26 events in which at least 47 enforced disappearances were allegedly committed, between June and September of 2017, mainly in the Municipalities […]
Strategic litigation before the United Nations System
The enforced disappearance of persons is a serious violation of human rights, of a multi-offensive nature (it involves the violation of various rights) and of a permanent or continuous nature, which lasts as long as the whereabouts of the disappeared person are not known, or their remains are identified with certainty. This document represents an […]
Annual Report 2020
Mexico is facing a serious human rights crisis, and abuses such as enforced disappearances, torture, extrajudicial executions are committed in a generalized and systematic manner. Daily, these practices affect the lives of people, families, and communities. IDHEAS seeks to address this serious crisis through actions that seek to eradicate schemes of impunity that allow these […]
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.
Corruption that kills
This report was produced by the Open Society Justice Initiative, in partnership with the following organizations: the Mexican Commission for the Defense and Promotion of Human Rights (Comisión Mexicana de Defensa y Promoción de los Derechos Humanos), the Diocesan Center for Human Rights Fray Juan de Larios (Centro Diocesano para los Derechos Humanos Fray Juan […]
Undeniable Atrocities
This is a report of the Open Society Justice Initiative, in partnership with the Mexican Commission for the Defense and Promotion of Human Rights (Comisión Mexicana de Defensa y Promoción de los Derechos Humanos), the Diocesan Center for Human Rights Fray Juan de Larios (Centro Diocesano para los Derechos Humanos Fray Juan de Larios), I(dh)eas […]