CONAPRED Activity

CONAPRED
What is CONAPRED?
Consejo Nacional Para Prevenir la Discriminación. It is a mexican state body
created by the Federal Law, approved on April 29, 2003, and published in the
Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF) in June of the same year.
It’s function is to develop actions to protect all Mexican citizens from any type of
exclusion so that their rights are not prevented or nullified.
Which are the purposes of CONAPRED?
It’s principal function is to prevent and eliminate discrimination, since it promotes

policies that combat the problematic in order to contribute to social inclusion and
guarantee equality among Mexicans.
1. Contribute to the social, cultural and democratic development of the
country.
2. Promote public politics for equal opportunities and treatment in favor of
people who are in national territory.
3. Coordinate the actions of the agencies and entities of the Federal Executive
Power, in matters of prevention and elimination of discrimination.
What background is found for CONAPRED?
One of the main antecedents of the Council was the work carried out by the Citizen

Commission for Studies against Discrimination.
From the work carried out by the Commission, the draft of what later became the
Federal Law to Prevent and Eliminate Discrimination, published on June 11, 2003,
emerged. From which CONAPRED was created.
How is discrimination defined in the federal law, at the article 4?
In accordance with its Article 4, discrimination is understood to be any distinction,

exclusion or restriction that, based on ethnic or national origin, sex, age, disability,
social or economic condition, health conditions, pregnancy, language, religion,
opinions, sexual preferences, marital status or any other nature
It is defined as to prevent or nullify the recognition or exercise of rights and real
equality of opportunities
When did CONAPRED begin its functions?
Approved in April 29th of 2003
What groups does CONAPRED serve in its functions?
In the: Centro de Documentación del Consejo Nacional para Prevenir la
Discriminación (CEDOC-CONAPRED)
Define the structure of CONAPRED.
1. Presidency
2. General Deputy Directorate of Studies, Legislation, and Public Policies.
3. General Deputy Directorate of Vinculation, Culture, and Education.
4. General Deputy Directorate of Complaints.
5. Legal affairs Management.
6. Planning, Administration and Finance Department.
7. Directorate of Support to Collegiate Bodies and Interinstitutional
Coordination.
8. Social Communication Coordination.
9. Management Coordination.
10. Internal Control Body - OIC (by its acronym in Spanish).
Which are the functions of each of the structural levels of CONAPRED?
Presidency. Formulate and promote public policies for equal opportunities and
treatment in favor of people who are in the national territory, coordinating the
actions leading to the agencies and entities of the Federal Executive Power in
matters of prevention and elimination of discrimination, with the object of
contributing to the cultural, social and democratic development of the country.
General Deputy Directorate of Studies, Legislation, and Public Policies. Generate

and document studies on discrimination, issue opinions in relation to public policy
actions and legislative reform projects on the matter, propose legislative reforms to
the Federal Executive.
General Deputy Directorate of Vinculation, Culture, and Education. Coordinate

the development of strategies and lines of action, of linkage, promotion and
educational processes to generate institutional capacities, promote cultural
changes and add the participation of various actors in favor of equality and the
right to non-discrimination.
General Deputy Directorate of Complaints. Direct the legal guidance provided to
the petitioners; the processing and determination of complaint files; monitoring of
compliance with administrative and reparation measures, as well as the mechanism
of management without discrimination, to guarantee the rights of victims of
discrimination.
Legal affairs Management. Provide the National Council to Prevent Discrimination

with the comprehensive legal services that it requires, for the efficient and effective
fulfillment of the attributions and functions assigned to it.
Planning, Administration and Finance Department. To ensure that the

Administrative Units of the Council have the human, material, budgetary, financial,
technological resources, and sufficient services to efficiently and effectively carry
out the operation and fulfillment of their programs, goals and objectives; under a
scheme of optimization of the institutional resources assigned. As well as,
coordinate the general planning and evaluation processes within the Council.
Directorate of Support to Collegiate Bodies and Interinstitutional Coordination.

Strengthen the collaboration links between the people who make up the collegiate
bodies, and national governmental and non-governmental instances, to comply
with the objectives and goals of the Council, and strengthen their collaboration in
the prevention and elimination of discrimination, as well as provide the technical
and logistical support for the holding and development of the ordinary and
extraordinary sessions of the Governing Board and the Consultative Assembly.
Social Communication Coordination. Coordinate the implementation of

institutional strategies for information and dissemination of the Council's image,
activities and programs in the media; to promote that the programs and social
communication campaigns of the Federal Public Administration have a perspective
of equality and non-discrimination.
Management Coordination. Coordinate the operation of the office of the Head of
the Presidency of the Council through the planning, supervision, analysis, dispatch
and follow-up of the matters in charge of the President or in turn by the same, to
ensure their attention and timely response.
Internal Control Body - OIC (by its acronym in Spanish). Coordinate and monitor

compliance with the control and inspection regulations within the National Council
to Prevent Discrimination in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Ministry
of Public Function, through the planning and execution of audits and / or
investigations, as well as supervising the attention and analysis of the complaints
and reports that arise due to non-compliance by public servants, in addition to
following up on the corrective and preventive measures seeking a comprehensive
administrative development establishing ethical bases, in order to strengthen
performance, combat corruption, avoid illegal acts, and consolidate the
transparency of the Institution itself.
Sources:
1. Consejo Nacional Para Prevenir la Discriminación. (s. f.). CONAPRED.

Gog.mx. Recuperado 26 de noviembre de 2020, de
http://www.conapred.org.mx/index.php?contenido=pagina&id=37&id_opcio
n=631&op=631#:%7E:text=El%20Consejo%20Nacional%20para%20Prevenir%
20La%20Discriminaci%C3%B3n%2C%20CONAPRED%2C%20es%20un,de%20J
unio%20del%20mismo%20a%C3%B1o.
2. http://www.conapred.org.mx/userfiles/files/MANUAL-ORGANIZACION.pdf
Team Members:
● Emilio Tinajero Montes.

● Catherine Amadet Romero Villafaña.
● Maria Fernanda Rosas Sánchez.
● Héctor Alonso Reyes López.
● Karime Gwyneth Villalobos Gómez.
● Mariana Mercado Peñaloza.

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CONAPRED

Which are the purposes of CONAPRED?

It’s principal function is to prevent and eliminate discrimination, since it promotes

What background is found for CONAPRED?

One of the main antecedents of the Council was the work carried out by the Citizen

How is discrimination defined in the federal law, at the article 4?

In accordance with its Article 4, discrimination is understood to be any distinction,

Approved in April 29th of 2003

What groups does CONAPRED serve in its functions?

Define the structure of CONAPRED.

Which are the functions of each of the structural levels of CONAPRED?

General Deputy Directorate of Studies, Legislation, and Public Policies. Generate

General Deputy Directorate of Vinculation, Culture, and Education. Coordinate

Legal affairs Management. Provide the National Council to Prevent Discrimination

Planning, Administration and Finance Department. To ensure that the

Directorate of Support to Collegiate Bodies and Interinstitutional Coordination.

Social Communication Coordination. Coordinate the implementation of

Internal Control Body - OIC (by its acronym in Spanish). ​Coordinate and monitor

1. Consejo Nacional Para Prevenir la Discriminación. (s. f.). ​CONAPRED​.

● Emilio Tinajero Montes.

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