“In the face of that abandonment, we came together—as civil society—to resist silence and impunity.”— Nayarit plaintiffs, quoted in the LA Times
- Jul 7, 2025
- 1 min read
Updated: Oct 15, 2025
The Los Angeles Times has spotlighted the groundbreaking legal action spearheaded by the G37 Centre in U.S. courts to advance accountability for gross human rights violations in Mexico. The case, brought under the Torture Victim Protection Act, focuses on abuses in Nayarit—a context shaped, as in many parts of Mexico, by the entanglement of public power and criminal interests, where violent turf wars reveal fractured governance and deep territorial contestation. It speaks to a pressing challenge that demands greater attention across the region.
The case is supported by the G37 Centre, in collaboration with Baker McKenzie pro bono counsel and the UC Irvine Civil Rights Litigation Clinic, founded by Paul Hoffman, a pioneer in the transnational litigation of human rights cases.
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