In 2022 we celebrated three decades of work. We came together to commemorate this accomplishment and to thank those who have joined us in the struggle. We waved green handkerchiefs for legal abortion in four more states of the Mexican Republic. We were filled with euphoria and inspiration as Colombia decriminalized abortion until the 24th week of pregnancy. And, although the United States reversed Roe v. Wade, we embraced the opportunity for dialogue that this upheaval brought to feminist movements to defend our rights. This year we have accumulated an ocean of stories and we want to share thirty that make us proud.
We want to eliminate abortion as a crime in the penal codes and towards that end we promoted a strategy together with local organizations. We promoted legal stays in some states, we won in Puebla and the Aguascalientes legal stay will be heard by the SCJN.
We are interested in shedding light on people with disabilities’ reproductive rights in Mexico and sent a shadow report on this issue to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
In March 2022, there were seven states that had already partially decriminalized abortion. To celebrate, with MxMareaVerde (Mexico’s Green Wave, in English) we carried out the artistic intervention «A tsunami for legal abortion» in Mexico City, Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Veracruz, Baja California, Coahuila and Colima.
As part of the Gender and COVID-19 Observatory in Mexico, CONEVAL and GIZ recognized us for good practices and with the #NosotrasEnLaPandemia (Women in the Pandemic, in English) campaign we continued to shed light on the effects of the health crisis on distinct populations of women.
We want to eliminate abortion as a crime in the penal codes and towards that end we promoted a strategy together with local organizations. We promoted legal stays in some states, we won in Puebla and the Aguascalientes legal stay will be heard by the SCJN.
We are interested in shedding light on people with disabilities’ reproductive rights in Mexico and sent a shadow report on this issue to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
In March 2022, there were seven states that had already partially decriminalized abortion. To celebrate, with MxMareaVerde (Mexico’s Green Wave, in English) we carried out the artistic intervention «A tsunami for legal abortion» in Mexico City, Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Veracruz, Baja California, Coahuila and Colima.
As part of the Gender and COVID-19 Observatory in Mexico, CONEVAL and GIZ recognized us for good practices and with the #NosotrasEnLaPandemia (Women in the Pandemic, in English) campaign we continued to shed light on the effects of the health crisis on distinct populations of women.
We built alliances with a broader social justice and human rights movement: we are now part of the Antimilitarist Feminist Network.
With local organizations and collectives, we created a strategy for abortion access in states that have decriminalized abortion.
We participated in international events to advocate for the issues we work on. The Second Latin American and Caribbean Meeting Just Cause Freedom is unstoppable! and the XV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean are two of those spaces.
We painted ourselves green because #LegalAbortion also reached Sinaloa, Guerrero, Baja California Sur and Quintana Roo.
We built alliances with a broader social justice and human rights movement: we are now part of the Antimilitarist Feminist Network.
With local organizations and collectives, we created a strategy for abortion access in states that have decriminalized abortion.
We participated in international events to advocate for the issues we work on. The Second Latin American and Caribbean Meeting Just Cause Freedom is unstoppable! and the XV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean are two of those spaces.
We painted ourselves green because #LegalAbortion also reached Sinaloa, Guerrero, Baja California Sur and Quintana Roo.
We are a reference point in conversations about reproductive rights and were present in 256 media outlets in 14 countries, including Mexico. In addition, we collaborated with Mutante to strengthen the abortion debate in Latin America.
Throughout 2022, 17 legislative documents in different local congresses cited our work. In particular, we are proud to say that decriminalization reforms approved in Baja California Sur and Guerrero cited our work in their content.
We improved our content to make it more accessible. We generated 102 pieces of communication and incorporated Mexican sign language into some of our videos. We also added alt text to provide the visually and hearing impaired with a description of the materials we post on social media.
We documented some of the obstacles that women and their families face in accessing justice around reproductive health, and together with The Foundation for Justice (FJEDD) and The Mexican Commission for the Defense and Promotion of Human Rights (CMDPDH) published the report «Without reparation there is no justice«, on access to comprehensive reparations for human rights violations in Mexico.
We are a reference point in conversations about reproductive rights and were present in 256 media outlets in 14 countries, including Mexico. In addition, we collaborated with Mutante to strengthen the abortion debate in Latin America.
Throughout 2022, 17 legislative documents in different local congresses cited our work. In particular, we are proud to say that decriminalization reforms approved in Baja California Sur and Guerrero cited our work in their content.
We improved our content to make it more accessible. We generated 102 pieces of communication and incorporated Mexican sign language into some of our videos. We also added alt text to provide the visually and hearing impaired with a description of the materials we post on social media.
We documented some of the obstacles that women and their families face in accessing justice around reproductive health, and together with The Foundation for Justice (FJEDD) and The Mexican Commission for the Defense and Promotion of Human Rights (CMDPDH) published the report «Without reparation there is no justice«, on access to comprehensive reparations for human rights violations in Mexico.
We set our sights on the reproductive rights of domestic workers and together with the Simone de Beauvoir Leadership Institute (ILSB) we launched “Unfulfilled Promises” and “#SonDerechosNoPrivilegios” (#They’reRightsNotPrivileges, in English), the first report and first campaign on the subject, respectively.
We shed light on the impact that impunity has on reproductive justice issues in the report «Forgotten Justice: violence and impunity in reproductive health«, in collaboration with Zero Impunity.
We identified the nine most emblematic Supreme Court rulings on abortion and, in simple language, we explained them in the document «Step by Step: the Court’s abortion rulings.»
We expanded our community of supporters and individual donors through the “#AcompáñanosEnLaLucha” (#SupportUsInTheStruggle, in English) campaign.
We increased our reach on social networks by almost 10% compared to last year.
We set our sights on the reproductive rights of domestic workers and together with the Simone de Beauvoir Leadership Institute (ILSB) we launched “Unfulfilled Promises” and “#SonDerechosNoPrivilegios” (#They’reRightsNotPrivileges, in English), the first report and first campaign on the subject, respectively.
We shed light on the impact that impunity has on reproductive justice issues in the report «Forgotten Justice: violence and impunity in reproductive health«, in collaboration with Zero Impunity.
We identified the nine most emblematic Supreme Court rulings on abortion and, in simple language, we explained them in the document «Step by Step: the Court’s abortion rulings.»
We expanded our community of supporters and individual donors through the “#AcompáñanosEnLaLucha” (#SupportUsInTheStruggle, in English) campaign.
We increased our reach on social networks by almost 10% compared to last year.
We carried out 59 new accompaniments so that women and people with gestational capacity can access reproductive justice. With these, GIRE currently accompanies 182 active cases.
We accompanied 43 comprehensive reparation processes for human rights violations related to reproductive justice.
Pilar, criminalized for abortion in Aguascalientes, celebrated the halt of criminal proceedings against her thanks to a judge who applied the Supreme Court’s criteria from an emblematic sentence in 2021, which established the unconstitutionality of the crime of abortion in the state of Coahuila.
Elizabeth suffered obstetric violence and, after seven years, the Mexico City Human Rights Commission issued a recommendation to the Xochimilco Maternity and Child Hospital, responsible for the events.
The Supreme Court recognized the violation of the human rights of Carlota, who was denied an abortion in the case of rape in Hidalgo, due to the restrictive and discriminatory measures imposed by local regulations.
We carried out 59 new accompaniments so that women and people with gestational capacity can access reproductive justice. With these, GIRE currently accompanies 182 active cases.
We accompanied 43 comprehensive reparation processes for human rights violations related to reproductive justice.
Pilar, criminalized for abortion in Aguascalientes, celebrated the halt of criminal proceedings against her thanks to a judge who applied the Supreme Court’s criteria from an emblematic sentence in 2021, which established the unconstitutionality of the crime of abortion in the state of Coahuila.
Elizabeth suffered obstetric violence and, after seven years, the Mexico City Human Rights Commission issued a recommendation to the Xochimilco Maternity and Child Hospital, responsible for the events.
The Supreme Court recognized the violation of the human rights of Carlota, who was denied an abortion in the case of rape in Hidalgo, due to the restrictive and discriminatory measures imposed by local regulations.
In simple accessible language, a judge issued a sentence in favor of Juliana, a 12-year-old adolescent who was denied abortion for rape in the state of Chihuahua due to time limitations in the penal code.
The public health system offered Laura a public apology for refusing her an abortion, the first of its kind on the issue by this institution.
Sonia was a victim of forced sterilization and her local public hospital apologized to her, the first of its kind issued by said institution for this type of human rights violations.
We obtained 10 declarations from the Executive Commission for Attention to Victims in cases of newborn deaths due to lack of medical attention in the state of Sinaloa.
Together with the victims of reproductive rights violations, we secured 14 comprehensive reparation declarations, establishing different measures for the restitution of their rights.
We completed three decades of work. To celebrate this feat, we made a commemorative video and published the book GIRE 30 años, a compilation of testimonials from people who have accompanied our trajectory and which shows the accumulated experience over the years.
We implemented internal policies that make our work more flexible. We carry out our activities in a hybrid mode and have personal and self-care days.
We put collective care at the center. Therapy sessions and group support are part of our essential activities.
We completed three decades of work. To celebrate this feat, we made a commemorative video and published the book GIRE 30 años, a compilation of testimonials from people who have accompanied our trajectory and which shows the accumulated experience over the years.
We implemented internal policies that make our work more flexible. We carry out our activities in a hybrid mode and have personal and self-care days.
We put collective care at the center. Therapy sessions and group support are part of our essential activities.
Sand sustains the sea. It has different textures and volumes, depending on the place, but it‘s a constant.
To the women and their families, who promote our work and trust us to accompany them on their path to justice.
To our donors: Arcus Foundation, the Fós Feminista platform, Foundation for a Just Society, Ford Foundation – Mexico and Central American Office, the social responsibility areas of companies such as Merck Sharp & Dohme and Organon, O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Open Society Foundations, Ríos/Rivers, Sigrid Rausing Trust, Stewart R. Mott Foundation, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Wellspring Philanthropic Fund, as well as an anonymous donor.
At the same time, our work is made possible because of the generous support from our individual donors, who have decided to join us in the fight for a Mexico in which all women and people with gestational capacity have access to their reproductive rights.
To MacKenzie Scott, who provided us with important support that contributes to our stability and institutional strengthening in the incoming years.
To the General Assembly, whose commitment to women’s human rights gives perspective to our work. Their accompaniment and counseling are essential for us:
Marta Lamas, Gerardo Barroso, Roy Campos, Genaro Lozano, Francisca Pou, Karla Iberia Sánchez, Cecilia Suárez, Roberto Tapia, Gabriela Warkentin and José Woldenberg. We would like to extend special thanks to thank Rodolfo Vázquez, who generously gave us his time and his knowledge for a decade.
finances
At GIRE we are committed to transparency and accountability. Our annual budget is assigned to different areas that make up the organization:
- Direction: 17.32%
- Communication: 19.74%
- Institutional Development and Finances: 19.65%
- Litigation and Case Accompaniment: 18.09%
- Public Policy Advocacy: 12.67%
- Research: 12.52%
Sand sustains the sea. It has different textures and volumes, depending on the place, but it‘s a constant.
To the women and their families, who promote our work and trust us to accompany them on their path to justice.
To our donors: Arcus Foundation, the Fós Feminista platform, Foundation for a Just Society, Ford Foundation – Mexico and Central American Office, the social responsibility areas of companies such as Merck Sharp & Dohme and Organon, O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Open Society Foundations, Ríos/Rivers, Sigrid Rausing Trust, Stewart R. Mott Foundation, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Wellspring Philanthropic Fund, as well as an anonymous donor.
At the same time, our work is made possible because of the generous support from our individual donors, who have decided to join us in the fight for a Mexico in which all women and people with gestational capacity have access to their reproductive rights.
To MacKenzie Scott, who provided us with important support that contributes to our stability and institutional strengthening in the incoming years.
To the General Assembly, whose commitment to women’s human rights gives perspective to our work. Their accompaniment and counseling are essential for us:
Marta Lamas, Gerardo Barroso, Roy Campos, Genaro Lozano, Francisca Pou, Karla Iberia Sánchez, Cecilia Suárez, Roberto Tapia, Gabriela Warkentin and José Woldenberg. We would like to extend special thanks to thank Rodolfo Vázquez, who generously gave us his time and his knowledge for a decade.
finances
At GIRE we are committed to transparency and accountability. Our annual budget is assigned to different areas that make up the organization:
- Direction: 17.32%
- Communication: 19.74%
- Institutional Development and Finances: 19.65%
- Litigation and Case Accompaniment: 18.09%
- Public Policy Advocacy: 12.67%
- Research: 12.52%