The following are the Governing Bodies of the CEDEHM:

Assembly. It is the highest decision-making body in the organization. It is composed of the founding people of the organization, the Honorary Counselors, and the people on the Board of Directors.

Advisory Council. It is an advisory and consultation body. It is called when there is a need to have the experience and knowledge of its members.

Board of Directors. The body which accompanies the General Coordination in strategic definitions, as well as in the monitoring and following up on the Strategic and Operational Planning. It consists of between five and nine people, who are the Associate Counselors.

Board.  Members of the Board of Directors, composed of three persons, who hold the Presidency, Secretariat, and Treasury of the Board of Directors. These people provide timely and frequent accompaniment to the organization’s General Coordination.

In 2019, the Embassies of France and Germany in Mexico distinguished us with the Gilberto Bosques Award for our work in the field of human rights.

• See here the speech of Ruth Fierro, general coordinator of the CEDEHM, during the reception ceremony of the Gilberto Bosques Prize.
• See here the communiqué regarding the recognition of the CEDEHM with the Gilberto Bosques Franco – German Prize for Human Rights.

In 2016, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands nominated the CEDEHM among the 10 finalist organizations to receive The Tulip Prize for Human Rights.

In 2013, the global movement to eliminate violence against women and girls V-Day gave us a donation for our programs in recognition of our work.

In 2011, the Federal District Human Rights Commission awarded us the Hermila Galindo Award for the defense and promotion of women’s human rights and the drive for gender equity.

In addition, the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation has recognized our successful practices three times in the Gender and Justice Competition:

• In 2013, the essay “Tools for Prosecuting Crimes of Sexual Violence in the Justice System” took 2^nd
• In 2011, Veredicto magazine received the first place with the written report “Debate the Gender Perspective: First Oral Trial for Family Violence” for a trial litigated by the CEDEHM.
• In 2012, we took second place in the essay “Intervention and Gender Perspective: Tools to Improve Access to Justice?”