International actors have done an enormous amount of “naming and shaming” over the disappearance and probable murder of 43 Mexican students. It is up to Mexicans, however, to make the changes that count. From the openGlobalRights debate, Human rights: mass or elite movement? Español
Newly released surveys show that Mexicans accept human rights ideas as their own. What impact will this have on the country’s human rights crisis? A contribution from Mexico to Human Rights: Mass or Elite Movement? Español
It’s time for leaders in the Mexican Catholic Church to speak up where they are most needed. A contribution to the openGlobalRights debate, Religion and Human Rights. A contribution to the openGlobalRights debate, Religion and Human Rights. Español
In Mexico, forty-three students remain missing, amidst mass graves and claims of widespread human rights violations. How is this possible in a country known for its UN human rights advocacy? A contribution to the openGlobalRights debate on Emerging Powers and Human Rights. Español
While the progressive Catholic Church is on the frontline of defending human rights in Latin American, its conservative branch still attacks reproductive rights and sexual diversity. How do rights activists engage with religion to reconcile this conflict? A contribution to the openGlobalRights deb
Familiarity with the term “human rights” can cause more harm than good when government sloganeering co-opts its meaning. Empowering the grassroots with the agency to interpret and use human rights is the key to effective mobilization. A contribution to the openGlobalRights debates on Emerging Powe
Ron, Crow and Golden argue that human rights organizations should foster grassroots movements worldwide. Elite-focused approaches remain essential, however, especially in highly unequal countries such as Mexico and Colombia. A contribution to the openGlobalRights debate, “Human rights: mass or eli
The diversity of human rights movements defies elite/mass labels. A contribution to the openGlobalRights debates on Emerging Powers and Human Rights and Human rights: mass or elite movement? Español.
Researchers must analyze both vertical relationships between human rights leaders and their base, as well as horizontal relations between the human rights movement and other actors. A contribution to the openGlobalRights debates on Emerging Powers and Human Rights and Human rights: mass or elite m
México comienza a dar pasos para convertirse en un actor global, como lo menciona Carlos Heredia, para proteger a las y los migrantes en el mundo. Sin embargo, para hacerlo debe empezar en y desde casa.
Mexico has deployed few resources to take up the cases of horrific abuse of Central American trans-migrants and of its migrants in the US. It is in a unique position to take up this cause and create a model for the rest of the world. A contribution to the openGlobalRights debate on Emerging Powers
Using cutting-edge human rights perception polls, the authors explore links between social class and domestic human rights movements in Mexico, Colombia, Morocco, and India. Social elites, they find, are better connected to human rights representatives than the masses. A contribution to the openGl
