Mexico and Its Foreign Policy of Denial

Abstract

In recent years, there has been a gradual denial in Mexican foreign policy both about the human rights violations that are taking place within the country and also about the role of human rights organizations and international bodies that denounce the violations. This confrontational and regressive foreign policy has serious consequences for the defense of human rights in Mexico, making it increasingly difficult for human rights defenders to work safely and legitimately. Consequently, Mexican civil society organisations are seeking strategies to highlight abroad the serious situation and to generate alliances with national and international actors in order to protect themselves when they denounce and attempt to reverse Mexican policy on the matter.

Keywords: Foreign policy; Citizen diplomacy; Setbacks; Civil society organisations