# Peace movement and human-rights reform (8 May 2011)

URL: https://allhistories.com/mexico/timeline/2011-peace-movement-and-human-rights-reform
Location: Mexico City
Themes: Society

After his son is murdered, poet Javier Sicilia leads a silent march from Cuernavaca to Mexico City's Zócalo on 8 May, launching the Movement for Peace with Justice and Dignity on behalf of drug-war victims. In June a constitutional reform raises human rights recognized in international treaties to constitutional rank and requires authorities to apply the interpretation most favourable to individuals.

## Why it matters
Together the movement and the reform shifted national debate toward victims and rights, laying foundations for a victims law and landmark court rulings.

Ruler at the Time: [Felipe Calderón](https://allhistories.com/mexico/rulers/felipe-calderon)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Movement for Peace with Justice and Dignity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movement_for_Peace_with_Justice_and_Dignity)
- [Wikipedia — Javier Sicilia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Sicilia)
- [Wikipedia — Human rights in Mexico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_Mexico)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Peace movement and human-rights reform](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Peace+movement+and+human-rights+reform)
- [Wikipedia — Neoliberal & Democratic Transition (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Mexico#Neoliberalism_and_the_end_of_the_PRI_era)