@report {518876, title = {Violence Against Women Human Rights Defenders: Summary Findings 2012}, year = {2013}, pages = {39}, institution = {JASS - Just Associates}, abstract = {https://www.justassociates.org/en/resources/violence-against-women-human-rights-defenders-summary-findings-2012 Thousands of Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) are currently at risk in Mexico and Central America. To address the widespread violence, the Mesoamerican Women Human Rights Defenders Initiative (IM{\textendash}Defensoras) was formed in 2010\ with and for frontline women activists who are facing threats, intimidation, and attacks for defending justice and human rights. IM{\textendash}Defensoras currently works with over 300 women defending rights and their organizations to provide activists with the resources and support needed to address security concerns and strengthen and sustain their activism over the long-term. The network is a key source for data and analysis on violence against WHRDs from a gender perspective, and can rapidly mobilize network members and influential allies for strategic engagement with governments and international human rights organizations.\  }, url = {https://www.justassociates.org/en/resources/violence-against-women-human-rights-defenders-summary-findings-2012} }