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Tras varias visitas al país, Global Witness y el Comisionado Nacional de Derechos Humanos (CONADEH) firmaron un acuerdo para pilotar el MFI en mayo de 2005.
Los objetivos principales de este proyecto piloto fueron:
Entre mayo de 2005 y abril de 2006, Global Witness y CONADEH produjeron catorce informes de misión , un primer informe general de actividades y un segundo informe general de actividades. El proyecto ha sido cálidamente acogido por la AFE-COHDEFOR, la sociedad civil e incluso algunos elementos del sector privado, todos los cuales han expresado la necesidad de contar con una iniciativa de MFI a largo plazo.
El trabajo conjunto de Global Witness y CONADEH también proporcionó la oportunidad de capacitar a éste último en técnicas de monitoreo, de forma que gradualmente han pasado a liderar el proyecto.
En abril de 2006, CONADEH y AFE-COHDEFOR firmaron un convenio para ampliar las actividades de MFI por otro año, que incluye un aumento sustancial de los recursos humanos disponibles para el proyecto y del área cubierta por el mismo. Se siguen produciendo informes de campo de forma regular y haciéndose públicos en la página web de CONADEH.
Tanto CONADEH como AFE-COHDEFOR han expresado un fuerte interés en seguir contando con el apoyo de Global Witness durante este próximo año de trabajo.
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