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Urgent Action: Two activists killed among escalating violence
On 17 January, unidentified armed men attacked demonstrators in Amatán, Chiapas state, southern Mexico.
Urgent action outcomes 06 Feb 2019 -
USA: Amnesty International sends senior leadership delegation to US-Mexico border‘We must not abandon those who have lost everything and are trying to rebuild their lives’ - Margaret Huang
Press release 28 Jan 2019 -
Dying to save the environment in MexicoMexican environmental defender Julián Carrillo was murdered for defending his Indigenous community. Governments around the world must do more to protect human rights defenders.
Blog post 25 Jan 2019 -
Mexico: Government failed to prevent murder of environmental activist - new reportIndigenous Rarámuri leader, Julián Carrillo leader killed three months ago
Press release 24 Jan 2019 -
Urgent Action: Bill could further pretrial detentions
The Mexican Congress could pass a constitutional amendment that would force judges to order pretrial detention.
04 Jan 2019 -
Urgent Action: Bill to give armed forces control of security in Mexico
Mexican legislators could pass a bill for a constitutional reform that would broaden the powers of the armed forces.
Urgent action outcomes 20 Dec 2018 -
Migrants at US/Mexico border face squalid conditions and unlawful detention - new reportInterviews with 200 people travelling as part of the migrant caravans
Press release 27 Nov 2018 -
Urgent Action: Indigenous environmental rights defender killed
Julián Carrillo was shot death on 24 October after death threats for defending the territory of his indigenous community.
Urgent action outcomes 20 Nov 2018 -
Urgent Action good news: US-Mexico asylum deal appears unlikely
Diplomatic sources have reported that negotiations to declare Mexico a “safe third country” are off the table.
Urgent action outcomes 30 Oct 2018 -
United States: Potential deportation fund between USA and Mexico will create a 'wall of humanity'Amnesty International has slammed the Trump administration’s intentions to pay the Mexican government millions of dollars to deport irregular migrants.
Press release 14 Sep 2018 -
Six reasons why Mexico should not sign a shady agreement with the USIf Mexico becomes a "safe third country", thousands of people who are currently seeking refuge in the United States will run the risk of being sent back to their countries by staying in Mexico.
Blog post 29 Aug 2018 -
Urgent Action: US-Mexico asylum deal would put many at risk
In recent closed-door discussions, the US and Mexico are considering declaring Mexico a “safe third country”.
Urgent action outcomes 20 Aug 2018 -
Urgent Action: 33 people reported disappeared in Mexico since February 2018
From February to May 2018 at least 33 people were reported disappeared in Nuevo Laredo, northern Mexico.
Urgent action outcomes 22 Jun 2018 -
Urgent Action: Indigenous defender killed, others at risk in Mexico
Indigenous environmental rights defender Manuel Rodríguez was found dead on 14 May. Others are at grave risk.
Urgent action outcomes 22 May 2018 -
USA/Mexico: members of migrant 'caravan' must be allowed to seek asylum'Seeking asylum is not a crime in the USA or anywhere'
Press release 24 Apr 2018 -
Urgent Action: 48 asylum seekers in Mexico at risk of refoulement
48 people are at risk of being deported to possible persecution or grave human rights violations in their countries.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Mar 2018 -
Urgent Action Update: threats to journalist reporting disappearances in Mexico
On 19 January reporter published videos from surveillance cameras suggesting that police were involved in disappearances
Urgent action outcomes 09 Feb 2018 -
Urgent Action: Two young men remain disappeared in Mexico
Between 27 December and 3 January, at least seven young men disappeared in Chilpancingo, the capital of Guerrero state
Urgent action outcomes 25 Jan 2018 -
Urgent Action update: Unlawful execution of Mexican national in USA
Mexican national Rubén Cárdenas Ramírez was executed in Texas late on 8 November, in violation of international law.
Urgent action outcomes 13 Nov 2017 -
Urgent Action: Mexican national facing execution in Texas
Ruben Ramírez, a 47-year-old Mexican national denied his consular rights, is due to be executed in Texas on 8 November.
Urgent action outcomes 16 Oct 2017
