Publications
The Pact to Care among Ourselves. 2010-2021: IM-Defensoras’ Approach to Feminist Holistic Protection in Mesoamerica.
In 2010 we, women defenders from diverse social movements in Mesoamerica and other countries gathered in Oaxaca, Mexico, to share our concern and powerlessness in the face of the violence touching our bodies and lives. It was there that the pact to protect and care among ourselves, also known as Feminist Holistic Protection (PIF in […]
TRAnSCENDING HATRED AND SYNDEMICS. Transfemicides of women defenders and the struggle for justice in Mesoamerica between 2020 and 2022.
The report “TRAnSCENDING HATRED AND SYNDEMICS. Transfemicides of women defenders and the struggle for justice in Mesoamerica between 2020 and 2022”, explains the alarming risk context that trans women defenders face in Mesoamerica: From 2020 to today, at least 21 trans women defenders have been victims of transfemicides in this region. Policies imposed by governments, […]
Between fresh water and the tides. Ten years building and learning about care and healing among women human rights defenders and their collectivities.
As part of the celebration of our 10+ years, IM-Defensoras began a process of systematizing our work in relation to Feminist Holistic Protection (FHP). “Between Fresh Water and the Tides: Ten years of construction and learning about care and healing among women human rights defenders and their collectivities” is the first of several publications and […]
