Mexico

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Overview

OHCHR-Mexico promotes and protects human rights, through the monitoring of human rights situations, technical assistance and advisory services to the Mexican State, collaboration with civil society and victims’ organizations, and the dissemination of information on human rights.

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News & Statements

Latest news

29 Apr 2024

Treaty bodies

UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination publishes findings on Albania, Mexico, Qatar, Moldova and San Marino

26 Apr 2024

Treaty bodies

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Closes One Hundred and Twelfth Session, Issues Concluding Observations on the Reports of Albania, Mexico, Qatar, Republic of Moldova and San Marino

08 Apr 2024

Treaty bodies

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Opens its One Hundred and Twelfth Session in Geneva

05 Apr 2024

Treaty bodies

UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination to review Mexico, San Marino, Albania, Qatar and Moldova

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Latest statements & messages

17 May 2022

Multiple Mechanisms

Mexico: Dark landmark of 100,000 disappearances reflects pattern of impunity, UN experts warn

07 Mar 2022

Multiple Mechanisms

Global Update: Bachelet urges inclusion to combat "sharply escalating misery and fear"

26 Nov 2021

Treaty bodies

Press Conference following the visit of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances to Mexico

14 Sep 2020

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

In her global human rights update, Bachelet calls for urgent action to heighten resilience and protect people's rights

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Featured Stories

Women of the Caravana de Madres Centroamericanas (Caravan of Central American Mothers) hold up photos of missing migrants. © REUTERS/Edgard Garrid
02 February 2024 Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances

Relatives of disappeared migrants seek answers and justice

Every year, thousands of migrants die or disappear attempting the hazardous trip to the U.S.-Mexico border. UN Human Rights works with civil society organizations and families to support the search for loved ones and their access to justice.
21 November 2023 Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

“Without a free press there is no democracy”

Ricardo Hernández, winner of the 2023 Breach/Valdez Award for Journalism and Human Rights, believes the right to a free press is essential for the protection and promotion of other fundamental human rights. In Mexico, the price for that right can be death.
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Universal Periodic Review

Core documents for the current and previous cycles

The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a unique process which involves a review of the human rights records of all UN Member States. The UPR is a State-driven process, under the auspices of the Human Rights Council, which provides the opportunity for each State to declare what actions they have taken to improve the human rights situations in their countries and to fulfil their human rights obligations.

Special Procedures

Reports

A/HRC/53/35/Add.2: Visit to Mexico- Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons

A/HRC/37/51/Add.2: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders on his mission to Mexico - Note by the Secretariat

A/HRC/36/45/Add.2: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation on his mission to Mexico - Note by the Secretariat

A/HRC/34/54/Add.4: Report of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment on his mission to Mexico

A/HRC/30/38/Add.4: Follow-up report to the recommendations made by the Working Group - Missions to Mexico and Timor Leste

E/CN.4/2006/6/Add.2: Report of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Manfred Nowak - Follow-up to the recommendations made by the Special Rapporteur: Visits to Azerbaijan, Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, Mexico, Romania, the Russian Federation, Spain, Turkey, Uzbekistan and Venezuela

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Special Procedures country visits

Treaty Bodies

Reports

CED/C/MEX/OAI/2: Concluding observations on the additional information submitted by Mexico under article 29 (4) of the Convention

Human Rights Committee: Concluding observations on the sixth periodic report of Mexico - Advance unedited version

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: Concluding observations on the combined eighteenth to twenty-first periodic reports of Mexico

Concluding observations on the seventh periodic report of Mexico

Concluding observations on the ninth periodic report of Mexico

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Concluding observations on the combined fifth and sixth periodic reports of Mexico

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Status & Reporting

Status of Ratifications Reporting Status Standing invitation to Special Procedures Voluntary Pledges and Commitments

External Resources

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Inter-American Court of Human Rights Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions

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Contact Information

Headquarters

Field Operations and Technical Cooperation Division (FOTCD)
Contact in Geneva, Switzerland.

Americas Section
Tel. + 41 22 917 92 48

Field

OHCHR - Mexico
Alejandro Dumas 165, Colonia Polanco,
Delegación Miguel Hidalgo, CP 11560,
México, D.F


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