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Voces del Territorio/ Grupo Núcleo de IPRI en México

Voces del Territorio

An Indigenous-led organization strengthening collective rights and self-determination in Mexico

Voces del Territorio is a civil society organization led by Indigenous Peoples, created to support Indigenous communities in defending their collective rights through the development and implementation of international advocacy strategies.

In Mexico, we are responsible for coordinating the work of Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI) through a Core Group of Organizations that collaborate in the country to strengthen the defense and promotion of Indigenous Peoples’ rights.

We aspire to be an organization that promotes and safeguards the rights of Indigenous Peoples, working alongside them to identify tools and strategies that strengthen their capacity for self-defense, guided by the principles of solidarity, loyalty, and friendship.

Main areas of work

  • We work together with Indigenous Peoples, their organizations, and the institutions that support them in their struggles against criminalization, impunity, and violence.
  • We collaborate in the defense of their rights through international advocacy actions, grounded in participatory and horizontal research processes.
  • Together, we document the issues from their own perspective, to bring visibility to them before international bodies and pressure the Mexican State to address their needs and fully guarantee their rights.

Communities we work with:

We work broadly with Indigenous communities through the coordinated efforts of the organizations that make up the Core Group, including:

  • Fray Bartolomé de Las Casas Human Rights Center
  • Tlachinollan Mountain Human Rights Center
  • Colectivo Emancipaciones
  • Colectivo Masehual Siuamej Mosenyolchikauanij
  • National Coordinating Committee of Indigenous Women (CONAMI)
  • Continental Network of Indigenous Women (ECMIA)
  • Consultoría Técnica Comunitaria
  • Indignación, Human Rights Promotion and Defense
  • Mexican Institute for Community Development (IMDEC)
  • Services for an Alternative Education A.C. (EDUCA)

Specifically, Voces del Territorio has collaborated directly with the following communities:

  • Loma de Bácum, Sonora
  • Cherán, Michoacán
  • Puente Madera, Oaxaca
  • Taniperla, Chiapas
  • Ostula, Michoacán
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Solidarity, loyalty and friendship

Achievements and Milestones

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We have produced the following reports:

  • El Asedio y el Desprecio, IPRI Mexico’s report on 16 cases of Indigenous Peoples in Mexico.
  • Las cicatrices son memoria, an analysis of militarization in Indigenous Peoples’ territories in Mexico.
  • Thematic Report on Indigenous Peoples for Mexico’s Fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR).
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We have also collaborated in campaigns such as Xayakalan belongs to Ostula, and established the Indigenous Working Group for International Advocacy, a space for coordination among peoples and organizations to strengthen their voice within international human rights mechanisms.

25 years since the Acteal Massacre

We are still here, resisting

Links of interest:

Our path: 

Since April 2021, we have worked as the IPRI Core Group in Mexico, and since March 2025, as Voces del Territorio.

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Collaboration and Interests:

Our main areas of work and action include:

  1. Strategies to confront violence against Indigenous Peoples.
  2. Visibility campaigns on Indigenous Peoples’ rights and against the criminalization of Indigenous human rights defenders.
  3. Digital strategies for the defense of Indigenous Peoples’ human rights.
  4. Analysis of criminalization, violence, and impunity against Indigenous Peoples.
  5. Promotion of Indigenous women’s rights and initiatives to strengthen their leadership.
  6. Environmental defense campaigns for the protection of territories.
  7. Digital security and strategies to counter disinformation in high-risk contexts.
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