(2019) One of the findings discussed in the report elaborated by NGO’s is that people with disabilities are segregated and abused in institutions, face violence in family and community settings, experience workplace discrimination, and are unable to exercise their legal capacity or access justice.
(2019) One of the findings highlighted in the report is that people with disabilities are segregated and abused in institutions, experience violence in family and community settings, face discrimination in the workplace, and are denied their right to legal capacity and access to justice.
(2019) GIRE prepared this alternative report for the review of Mexico’s sixth periodic report during the 127th session of the Human Rights Committee.
It addresses issues such as abortion, obstetric violence, maternal death, and gender equality in the workplace.
(2018) GIRE prepared this alternative report for the review of Mexico’s ninth periodic report during the 70th session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).
It addresses, among other issues, abortion and women’s participation in the workforce.
(2018) GIRE has prepared this alternative report with the goal of examining Mexico’s 9th periodic report, during the 70th Session of the Committee of the Convention to Eliminate All Forms of Discrimination against Women. It addresses, among other topics, legal and safe abortion and women’s labor rights.
(2018) ANNEX II of the alternative report submitted to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
It addresses the situation of healthcare institutions that, due to a lack of personnel and resources to provide adequate care for people with disabilities, engage in discriminatory practices.
(2016) Microsite of the Symbolic Tribunal, a GIRE-led initiative joined by 27 organizations to shed light on cases of obstetric violence and maternal death in Mexico.
It was supported by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, UN Women Mexico, and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.