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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageOrdinary people will pay for rights. We asked themNew research suggests that if human rights organizations use evidence-based fundraising strategies, the public will...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageEarning the trust of human rights supportersHuman rights groups have lost—or never gained—the trust of roughly half their (potentially) strongest supporters. A...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageCross-movement organizing in Mexico leads to new resourcesFeminists and environmentalists are coming together in Mexico to form new partnerships with an emphasis on local...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageWill evidence of crimes against humanity change anything in Mexico?A new report argues that widespread human rights violations in Mexico constitute crimes against humanity. But who...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageHuman rights at a crossroads: 18 months after AyotzinapaEighteen months after Ayotzinapa, Mexican civil society has pulled together in new and promising ways to challenge...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageWhat can the “Pope of the poor” really do in a Mexico of props?The Pope’s visit to Mexico could have pushed for change, but politicians masked the country’s true suffering with...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageCan celebrities and fashion magazines in Mexico really influence social change?Partnering with celebrities and seeking visibility is key to mobilizing resources for the women’s movement in...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageNine months after Ayotzinapa, can a postcard campaign construct democratic spaces?Citizen-led campaigns like #YaMeCansé are bringing Mexicans together in a widespread call for more accountability...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageMapping human rights skepticism in MexicoMost Mexicans don’t associate human rights with protecting criminals, but surveys show this varies depending on...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageMore than smoke and mirrors: citizen perceptions of human rightsStudy finds that Mexicans’ perceptions of human rights protections are linked to individuals’ evaluations of their...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageSeguro Popular: Mexico’s progress in protecting the right to healthMexico is roundly criticized for its failure to protect civil and political rights. But the “Seguro Popular”...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageLinking mass emigration, violence and human rights violations in MexicoMass emigration in Mexico deprives communities of human and social capital, facilitating narco-led violence and...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageMexico’s crisis is a rare opportunity for domestic rights groupsMexico is in crisis, but local rights groups can use this as an opportunity to boost public engagement and support....
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpagePeña-Nieto, take note: Mexicans are embracing human rightsMexican society does not disregard human rights, and Peña Nieto cannot afford to either. A contribution from Mexico...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageInternational “naming and shaming” of Mexico won’t suffice without massive domestic mobilizationInternational actors have done an enormous amount of “naming and shaming” over the disappearance and probable murder...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageThree decades of socialization later, Mexicans view “human rights” as their ownNewly released surveys show that Mexicans accept human rights ideas as their own. What impact will this have on the...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageWhat does the “right to life” really mean for Catholics in Mexico?It’s time for leaders in the Mexican Catholic Church to speak up where they are most needed. A contribution to the...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageNo more doble-cara: it’s time for Peña Nieto to practise what he preachesIn Mexico, forty-three students remain missing, amidst mass graves and claims of widespread human rights violations....
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageMyth and reality: the Catholic Church and human rights in Latin AmericaWhile the progressive Catholic Church is on the frontline of defending human rights in Latin American, its...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageDoing Orwell proud: “human rights” slogans in MexicoFamiliarity with the term “human rights” can cause more harm than good when government sloganeering co-opts its...
