On 1 September the Mexican federal government submitted its First Report, a document that identifies a number of challenges the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) seeks […]
INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE AND ACCOMPANIMENT CHIAPAS Nothern Zone At the beginning of June, we carried out a visit to Palenque and Salto de Agua with a representative […]
The six-year term of Felipe Calderón from the National Action Party (PAN) was characterized by an explosion of violence in several regions of Mexico as a […]
INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE AND ACCOMPANIMENT CHIAPAS Northern Zone At the end of February and end of April, we carried out prolonged visits to different municipalities of the […]
“There is still racism within the Mexican justice system.”Leonel Rivero, defense counsel for Patishtán “The struggle that I am undertaking is not just for me; it […]
The mining industry is one of the largest industries of the global economy. It is the mega project with the biggest social and environmental impact not […]
INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE AND ACCOMPANIMENT CHIAPAS Highlands On 10 December, we were present at the event carried out by the Las Abejas Civil Society in the Chenalhó […]
Just 17 years after the signing of the San Andrés Accords on indigenous rights and culture, this between the Mexican federal government and the EZLN, the […]
As was foreseen, between October and December—though with some difficulties and tensions—in Chiapas the new governor, municipal mayors, and part of the new Congress came into […]
INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE AND ACCOMPANIMENT CHIAPAS Highlands On 4 September, we accompanied the pilgrimage of the Believing People in the Tsotil zone that took place in the […]
With women’s eyes, minds, and hearts …We encourage new groups Where they do not existPromoting among womenHusbands and family membersThe participation of allAlthough sometimes they do […]