Recent murder of a Mexican peace activist and the attempted killing of the chief of a women’s rights organization in Mexico have prompted the UN High Commissioner’s Office for Human Rights (OHCHR) and UN Women entity to condemn and demand accountability - that the Government investigate and prosecute. Nepomuceno Moreno Núñez, a member of the Peace with Justice and Dignity Movement, was murdered on 28 November in the northern state of Sonora. He joined the movement after the disappearance of his son in July last year, demanding an investigation and punishment of the perpetrators. Mr. Nunez apparently had been under threat and intimidation for some time. Norma Andrade, leader of NGO “Nuestras Hijas de Regreso a Casa” (Our Daughters Come Home) in Ciudad Juárez, was severely wounded by a gunshot on 2 December. Ms. Andrade’s daughter was murdered in 2001 and she has been defending women’s rights, demanding justice for the hundreds of women have been murdered in the state of Chihuahua over the past decade. Attacks upon journalists have also been frequent and taken note of by UN (UNESCO) related institutions. (Read: "Month of July deadly for Mexican Journalists" - diplomaticallyincorrect.org/films/blog_post/month-of-july-deadly-for-mexican-journalists-by-susan-sacirbey/32411 Javier Hernández Valencia, representative for OHCHR in Mexico, called for authorities to implement mechanisms that would protect human rights defenders in the country. “As time passes the risks that human rights defenders and victims of human rights violations increase drastically.” Ana Guezmes of UN Women (UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women), called for Mexico “to strengthen the right to justice, and to guarantee the rectifying the damage suffered by victims and their families, as well as deploying more efficient actions to prevent, sanction and eradicate impunity and violence, in particular violence against women.” These UN institutions urged Mexico “to establish dialogue with NGOs to create a national mechanism that can guarantee the security of those individuals that dedicate their lives to the promotion and defense of human rights.” (Read: - “Beheaded Body of Mexican Journalist Adds to Toll of 4 Women” - diplomaticallyincorrect.org/films/blog_post/beheaded-body-of-mexican-female-journalist-adds-to-toll-of-4-women-by-ambassador-mo/35622 By Ambassador Muhamed Sacirbey Facebook - Become a Fan at "Diplomatically Incorrect" Twitter - Follow us at DiplomaticallyX “War Crimes Justice” Channel - diplomaticallyincorrect.org/c/war-crimes-justice