The human right to protection of whistleblowers through public policy in Mexico (2013-2019)

Abstract

In Mexico, the anti-corruption strategy has long eluded whistleblowers. Its progressive inclusion in the framework of public policies implies the need for the State to comply with certain obligations established in international human rights law. Therefore, in this text, three anti-corruption public policy programs corresponding to the period 2013-2019 are studied, in order to verify if their design considered whistleblower protection measures, in accordance with international standards. We will focus on those established within the framework of the Universal Human Rights System and the Inter-American System of Human Rights, to which Mexico belongs, and whose international treaties and conventions subject it to a specific framework of international responsibilities.