Miguel Pro Human Rights Center
AbbreviationPRODH
Named afterMiguel Pro
Formation1988
Founded atMexico City
PurposeDefense of human rights
Location
Director
Mario E. Patrón Sánchez
WebsitePRODH

The Miguel Pro Human Rights Center (PRODH) is a Jesuit human rights society based in Mexico, founded in 1988.[1]

Activities

PRODH works with the Inter-American Human Rights System,[2] and Human Rights Watch,[3] UN treaty bodies and Special Rapporteurs, and with international and regional NGOs.[4]

It advocates for the demilitarization of Mexico's security apparatus.[5] and protection of women against sexual abuse by the police.[6] PRODH also works with the defense of land rights.[7]

PRODH offers training for victims, movements, organizations, and human rights defenders, and facilitates human rights activists’ legal, media, and advocacy work in various regions of Mexico. The Center monitors elections and has pointed to misuse of US aid. It offers legal help in obtaining the release of prisoners of conscience. Since September 2001, PRODH has held Consultative Status before the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations and is an Accredited Organization before the Organization of American States.

References

  1. ↑ Arriaga Valenzuela, Luis (2016). Contributions of the Jesuits to Human Rights in Mexico: A Case Study of Center Miguel Agustin Pro Juarez (EdD thesis). Loyola Marymount University. ProQuest 1791131368 – via ProQuest.
  2. ↑ "University of Minnesota Human Rights Library". hrlibrary.umn.edu. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  3. ↑ Solomon, Joel A. (1997). Implausible Deniability: State Responsibility for Rural Violence in Mexico. Human Rights Watch. p. 95. ISBN 1564322106.
  4. ↑ "WOLA and Prodh Publish Report of Human Rights Violations in Ciudad Juarez". Transnational Institute. 2010-10-05. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  5. ↑ "Mexico Army Ordered Soldiers to Kill Criminals: NGO". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
  6. ↑ CEDWA report on police abuse of women. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  7. ↑ kpolisse (2016-06-03). "Indigenous Forest Defender Illegally Jailed in Mexico". Indian Country Today Media Network.com. Retrieved 2016-11-30.

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