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For decades, grassroots organizations that work for the defense, protection and promotion of human rights in the region of Magdalena Medio have been the target of threats and forced disappearances, in the midst of a climate of impunity and the absence of justice for the victims

In this video, Valentina bravely tells her story of her fight to achieve justice after being raped and abused by members of the Mexican military.

The Washington Office on Latin America wrote a letter to José Francisco Blake Mora, Secretary of the Interior of Mexico, expressing our concern due to the recent threats against workers of the Me'phaa Indigenous Peoples Organization.

WOLA would like to call your attention to a letter sent to the Governor of Chihuahua that highlights to the ongoing violence against women in Juárez, México.

WOLA, together with the Center for Women's Rights based in Chihuahua, Mexico, wrote a memo today to the US Congress on how women in the Mexican state of Chihuahua have been subjected to violence and abuse as a result of the Mexican government's counter-drug operations and the conflicts between drug trafficking organizations.

This report draws on interviews conducted by in-country experts with government officials, current and former police, representatives of international aid agencies, and civil society leaders in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.

In a landmark case on gender violence, the families of three murdered women in Chihuahua have brought the Mexican government before the Inter-American Court, seeking justice for their daughters. Attached are further resources on the case.

Throughout Latin America, organized crime is a serious and growing problem. Clandestine power groups are in part responsible for the surge in crime rates and, in some countries, have accumulated vast influence over government institutions.