Carlos González García
Carlos Gonzalez García es un defensor de derechos humanos de México, abogado de comunidades indígenas y fundador e integrante del Congreso Nacional Indígena (CNI). Es uno de los abogados más reconocidos en el ámbito agrario, cuya labor de defensa de derechos humanos se ha centrado en acompañar por años a comunidades en diversos procesos y en distintas regiones de México, ante instituciones diversas, especialmente en procesos de resistencia indígena frente a despojos y megraproyectos, así como abordando la violencia estructural en contra de los pueblos indígenas. Particularmente, ha acompañado desde hace años como abogado a las comunidades de Milpa Alta en la Ciudad de México.
Human rights defenders (HRDs) and journalists in Mexico are subject to intimidation, legal harassment, arbitrary detention, death threats, acts of physical aggression, enforced disappearances and killings as a result of their activities in defence of human rights and the exercise of freedom of expression and journalism.
Disappearances are endemic in Mexico, often happening with collusion from the state. HRDs working on the issue face serious risk, up to and including death. HRDs working in the defence of territory, particularly indigenous territory, face a similar level of risk. They are criminalised, imprisoned, defamed, and often killed. Journalists working on any of these issues, or issues related to the drugs trade and the government's complicity in this, also run the risk of losing their lives.
