Research Workshop: Human Rights, Due Process, and Public Safety
Roundtable Discussion
October 02, 2009
8:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.
Location: UC San Diego, Institute of the Americas Complex, Weaver Center
Open to: Invited Guest
The purpose of this research workshop is to take stock with the current state of human rights in Mexico in the context of the imperatives of national security and personal safety that are continuously threatened by random and organized crime. We seek to understand 1) whether the Acteal ruling of the Supreme Court can be understood as a decisive step in the construction of the rule of law or a regression to the impunity that prevailed in the past; and 2) what safeguards are being created in the ground by NGOs, citizen activists and other organizations to protect citizens from abuse and arbitrary government action, as well as threats to physical integrity arising from the failure to control crime and violence. The agenda is structured around these two general issues, with a final session on experiences in other places in the world that may shed some light on the prospects for the construction of the rule of law, peace and security in an environment respectful of fundamental rights in Mexico.
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