Human Rights Defenders Human Rights Defenders were constantly harassed and threatened by criminal groups fro protecting the basic human rights. But, authorities did not even provide proper protection for these defenders and did not even bother investigating crimes against the human rights defenders. Finally, in 2012, Mexico's congress passed a law to protect human rights defenders promising to follow formal protocol to protect these individuals.
Human Rights Defenders were constantly harassed and threatened by criminal groups fro protecting the basic human rights. But, authorities did not even provide proper protection for these defenders and did not even bother investigating crimes against the human rights defenders. Finally, in 2012, Mexico's congress passed a law to protect human rights defenders promising to follow formal protocol to protect these individuals.