Kenia Hernández: Indigenous Rights Defender Imprisoned for Her Activism By Clare Quirk Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

Kenia Hernández: Indigenous Rights Defender Imprisoned for Her Activism By Clare Quirk https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/10/kenia-hernandez-indigenous-rights-defender-imprisoned-for-her-activism/ JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Oct 15 2026 (IPS) - Kenia Hernández is an Indigenous Mexican lawyer and human rights defender dedicated to advancing women’s rights and social justice. Arrested in October 2020, she has faced multiple criminal proceedings that human rights organisations, including CIVICUS, have denounced as politically motivated and linked to the criminalisation of her activism. This piece is the second in our series on the campaign that advocates for the immediate release of unjustly imprisoned or persecuted human rights defenders globally. Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -