Sonora Ciudadana is a civil society organization that was created in 2005 to promote human rights, transparency, and accountability at the state and local level. Since its inception, Sonora Ciudadana has sought to democratize state institutions by advocating for greater citizen participation in policy processes. Sonora Ciudadana has monitored the state legislature, pushed for access to public information, and engaged in strategic litigation processes regarding the right to health. As part of the Partnership Initiative, it will deepen the budget angle of its ongoing health rights-related work, which aims to eliminate discrimination clauses that deny people with pre-existing medical conditions treatment within the state health system. Sonora Ciudadana will create committees of people who have suffered from discrimination in three northern Mexico states and work through a combination of strategic litigation, budget analysis of the health system, and advocacy. Read Sonora Ciudadana’s Profile