We work to support and bring protection to local human rights defenders, who face risks due to the work they do, with the aim of amplifying their scope for action to continue to build sustainable peace
SweFOR has had peace observers present in Mexico since 2000, working with international accompaniment in the southernmost state, Chiapas. Since 2013 we have a permanent presence in the state.
We accompany several peace and human rights organisations that work for territorial rights, the environment and access to justice.
At present, our focus in primarily on capacity building through workshops in self-protection, along with advocacy and strategic communication to bring international attention to the situation for human rights defenders in Chiapas.
At present our project consists of a team of specialists based in our office in San Christobal de las Casas and our activities are financed by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA)
Email: equipo.mexico@swefor.org
We accompany several organisations that work with, among other things, territorial rights, environmental issues and access to justice.
We publish news about human rights defenders that we accompany and our relevant facts related to our work.