22/03/2024
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Pilgrimage of Pueblo Creyente of the Diocese of San Cristóbal de las Casas, January 2024 © SIPAZ
22/03/2024
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LATEST: 2024 Elections, under fire?

In January, the report “Voting Under Fire: Understanding Political-Criminal Violence in Mexico” was presented, which documents that in 2023 there were 574 incidents of political-criminal violence. 264 of them were against public officials or candidates for elected office, says Data Civica, the consulting firm behind the report.
22/03/2024
09/03/2023
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Joe Biden, Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Justin Trudeau - Xth Summit of North American Leaders © REUTERS
09/03/2023
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LATEST: 10th Summit of North American Leaders takes place in Mexico

On January 9th and 10th, the 10th Summit of North American Leaders was held in Mexico City. Prior to the meeting, various civil organizations from the three countries sent a letter to the leaders of Mexico, the United States, and Canada requesting that they put on the table "the most urgent crises of our time: armed violence, environmental destruction, and the criminalization of migration."
09/03/2023
18/03/2021
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Meeting “The Isthmus is Ours. Not for Companies or Governments”, Oaxaca. 2019 © SIPAZ
18/03/2021
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FOCUS: Human rights in the hands of corporate goodwill

Globalization in today's world has resulted in changes at both the micro and macro levels, with pros and cons, including new challenges when it comes to the protection of human rights (HR). The globalized world has reshaped economic powers into a world in which multinational companies have especially come to gain unprecedented power and influence.
18/03/2021
13/03/2019
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Popular Community Trial against the State and Mining Companies in Oaxaca © SIPAZ
13/03/2019
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ARTICLE: Final Ruling of the “Peoples’ Community Trial against the State and Mining Companies in Oaxaca”, Testing a New Form of Struggle For the Defense of Territory

In the framework of International Human Rights Day, December 10, 2018, the peoples, communities, and organizations that participated in the "Popular Community Trial Against the State and Mining Companies in Oaxaca" that took place on November 11 and October 12 of last year, publicly presented the final ruling.
13/03/2019