Overview

• Held on August 15 at the Secretaría de Gobernación in Mexico City, the national meeting brought together federal oversight bodies and local protection authorities from every state.
• Attendees reviewed progress on applying local standards for freedom of expression, human rights and access to justice across Mexico’s federal system.
• Delegates assessed implementation of a unified investigation protocol designed to standardize probes into crimes against freedom of expression.
• Key participants included the Junta de Gobierno del Mecanismo de Protección, the FGR, SSPC, CNDH, Guardia Nacional, the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Mexico and the Mecanismo’s consultative council.
• Subsecretary Arturo Medina reaffirmed that the government works daily to defend freedom of expression and safeguard human rights defenders and journalists.