Peter Eckersley has just returned from a year as an ‘unarmed bodyguard’ for Peace Brigades International protecting human rights lawyers and other human rights defenders in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Human Rights Lawyer Alba Cruz describes Oaxaca as ‘a laboratory of repression’ in which ‘the powerful can abandon social norms’, and where the exploitation of natural resources is aided by institutional violence and paramilitary groups.
Peter wi...ll recount his experiences as a Peace Brigades International volunteer and provide a full briefing on ongoing human rights violations in Mexico, including threats made to Cruz and other human rights lawyers carrying out their much needed work.
Find out how the Australian legal and human rights community can support Mexican lawyers at risk.
All welcome. Entry by donation. Supported by Amnesty International.
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Ellen Roberts
Australian Coordinator
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