Actions to Counter Torture and Human Rights Violations (ACT)

The implementing partner will lead efforts to address torture in Mexico, through initiatives that include, but are not limited to, legal assistance for victims, direct government engagement, and support to local human rights organizations, building on past programming.

The implementing partner will 1) analyze the link between the crime of torture and other grave human rights violations to better respond to complex phenomena; 2) expand their technical assistance model to increase authorities ability to prevent, investigate, and sanction torture; 3) work at the community level to increase target populations legal empowerment to counter human rights abuses; 4) forge networks for collective action against torture; and 5) implement technical solutions and develop artistic interventions related to the prevention of torture.