CLAS Lecture Series: The contributions of the Jesuits to the Human Rights Movement in Latin America: the case of Mexico.

The contributions of the Jesuits to the Human Rights Movement in Latin America: the case of Mexico, with Luis Arriaga

The presentation will analyze the successes and challenges of the Miguel Agustin Pro Juarez Center (Center Prodh), an NGO founded by the Jesuits in 1988 and inspired by the liberation theology movement in Latin America. Apart from representing victims of human rights abuses in courts of law, it also develops and offers human rights workshops to disenfranchised communities.

Center Prodh represents families of the 43 students who disappeared from Iguala. Professor Arriaga will also discuss other cases of great importance in Mexico.

Luis Arriaga is currently a clinical professor at Santa Clara University, Law School and doing a post-doctoral fellow at the Stanford Human Rights Center. From 2006 to 2011 he served as Director of Centro Miguel Agustin Pro Juarez (Center Prodh), a leading human rights center in Mexico City. During his tenure, he has litigated landmark cases before the Interamerican Human Rights Court and the Supreme Court of Mexico. He holds a Doctoral Degree in Education from Loyola Marymount University, a Master in International Law from Fordham University, and a Bachelor in Law from Universidad Iberoamericana. He has taught human rights and legal ethics at various universities.