Mexican lawyer advocates for human rights and social justice

Mexican lawyer advocates for human rights and social justice
Mexican lawyer advocates for human rights and social justice

Mexican lawyer advocates for human rights and social justice

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The Mexican human rights organization ProDESC works to protect the rights of Mexico’s marginalized communities. It was founded by Mexican lawyer Alejandra Ancheita, whose father was also human rights activist who died under suspicious circumstances when she was just eight years old. Ancheita joins us to discuss her work and the state of human rights in Mexico. PHOTO: People gather at a candlelight vigil to commemorate the sixth month of the disappeared 43 rural college students in front of the Mexican Attorney General’s office, in Mexico City, Thursday, March 26, 2015.(AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)