Two Events to Prevent Gun Violence in Mexico

Researchers present a major new report, more than a year in the making, on the secret, contradictory and even nonexistent information on firearms used in hundreds of thousands of deaths in both Mexico and the United States, and the critical importance in both countries of proactive transparency. The Mexican Commission for the Defense and Promotion of Human Rights, Global Exchange, and Center for Ecumenical Studies will share their findings, including a new interactive platform to visualize the international firearms trade to Mexico.

Earlier this month, a German high court ratified a criminal sentence against Sig Sauer, the German-U.S. gun company that exported more than 50,000 handguns to Mexico last year. The ruling follows a German high court ruling against Heckler & Koch, another gun producer that shipped military weapons to police for the Ayotzinapa disappearances. Please join us to understand the devastating impacts in Mexico of the weapons trade and discuss campaigns to stop the flow of guns and hold accountable those who are responsible for the violence.

German attorney in cases against Heckler & Koch and Sig Sauer

Attorney, Miguel Agostín Pro Juárez Human Rights Center, Mexico City
Estefania Vela Barba
Intersecta, Organization for Equality
Daniel Mata
Researcher, Mexican Commission for the Defense and Promotion of Human Rights

Co-sponsored by: Center for Ecumenical Studies, Consortium of Universities for Global Health, Global Exchange/Stop US Arms to Mexico, Mexican Commission for the Defense and Promotion of Human Rights,  Network for Prevention of Gun Violence in Americas, Ohne Rüstung Leben (Germany), and Rompeviento TV