Academia Mexicana de Derechos Humanos
Encyclopedia
Academia Mexicana de Derechos Humanos (AMDH) is a Mexican
non-profit human rights
non-governmental organization
founded in 1984. As of 2006, its president is Gloria Ramírez.
It was awarded the UNESCO Prize for Human Rights Education
in 2002.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
non-profit human rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
non-governmental organization
Non-governmental organization
A non-governmental organization is a legally constituted organization created by natural or legal persons that operates independently from any government. The term originated from the United Nations , and is normally used to refer to organizations that do not form part of the government and are...
founded in 1984. As of 2006, its president is Gloria Ramírez.
It was awarded the UNESCO Prize for Human Rights Education
UNESCO Prize for Human Rights Education
The UNESCO/Bilbao Prize for the Promotion of a Culture of Human Rights, created in 1978 as the UNESCO Prize for Human Rights Education to mark the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, serves to honour the efforts of organizations or individuals that have...
in 2002.