Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, October 13, 2026 – Red Diversidad Vallarta and 15 LGBTQ+ groups signed agreements October 9 with Jalisco’s human-rights commission covering training, information sharing and rights education.
The network signed an institutional cooperation agreement, while the 15 organizations signed individual agreements. The commission described this as its first simultaneous signing of collaboration agreements with LGBTQ+ organizations in Puerto Vallarta.
For someone who experiences discrimination here, the question is whether those relationships will make it easier to get help.
Commission president Luz del Carmen Godínez González addressed that expectation directly. She said, translated from Spanish, “We want these agreements to turn into actions. We want these commitments to have consequences.”
Víctor Espíndola, coordinator of Red Diversidad Vallarta, said the commission had already supported receiving and processing complaints. He pledged that the network would use the agreements, monitor their implementation and press for compliance.
Neither outlet’s report specifies a budget or a timetable for the first joint projects. The signing establishes a framework for cooperation; its practical benefits will depend on the work carried out under it.
The Comisión Estatal de Derechos Humanos Jalisco, generally known as CEDHJ, is an autonomous public watchdog. Its official organizational manual explains that it investigates alleged rights violations involving state or municipal authorities, seeks conciliation where appropriate, and can issue public, nonbinding recommendations.
That gives the partnership value in everyday situations. For example, a resident alleging discriminatory treatment by municipal police could ask the commission to examine the officers’ conduct. Better coordination with community organizations could help that person understand the complaint process and explain what happened.
That is a possible benefit of the agreements, rather than a newly announced service. The published descriptions identify training, information exchange, and rights education as the areas of joint work.
The commission also presented its 2026 special report on LGBTQ+ rights during the signing. Its recommendations to Jalisco’s 125 municipal governments give that cooperation a concrete direction: incorporate respect for sexual orientation and gender expression into regular police training, and establish internal procedures for serving LGBTQ+ people without discrimination.
The report also calls for guidance and support programs for LGBTQ+ people and their families. Those recommendations concern encounters residents may have at a public-service counter, during a police intervention or when seeking assistance after mistreatment.
Puerto Vallarta already has related efforts underway. Vallarta Daily’s August coverage of LGBTQ+ training at the local prosecutor’s office reported tailored instruction following an assessment of needs across 12 regional offices.
The new partnerships create another opportunity to connect that institutional work with local organizations. Signatories include Binder Project, MOVii, Diverso Vallarta, Mujeres Diversas PV, Transdisidente PV, Vallarta Queer and the Red de Madres Lesbianas en México, among others.
A useful measure of progress will be whether the cooperation produces accessible training and clearer guidance for people seeking help. Workshop attendance is one result; knowing where to file a complaint and receiving follow-up would be another.
Residents can already contact the commission directly. Its online complaint form asks people to describe the alleged violation and identify the authority or public official involved.
The commission’s Costa Norte regional office is at Avenida de los Grandes Lagos 236, Building A, in Fluvial Vallarta. Its listed telephone numbers are 322 293 5661 and 322 225 6484, providing a local point of contact while the organizations begin putting their agreements into practice.
