Between 1973 and 1981, members of guerrilla organizations were extrajudicially executed and their bodies dumped into the sea by the Mexican armed forces. The Mechanism for Truth and Historical Clarification seeks to discover the number of victims and the circumstances surrounding their deaths. SEDENA, as in other cases such as Ayotzinapa, is being uncooperative.
Despite election promises to the contrary six years, López Obrador has overseen the greatest process of militarization in Mexico in recent times. ‘’Regarding constitutional and legislative reform initiatives, in the last six legislatures, 87 initiatives aimed at militarization have been presented. The vast majority (77%) has presented itself in the two most recent legislatures, with a MORENA majority.’’
‘’The unprecedented situations have impacted Mexico, since it is considered among the five nations with the highest number of asylum requests, and in 2023 alone 273 thousand new requests for international asylum were received. ”
As part of our outreach program and in collaboration with Sendas, Schools for Chiapas coordinates talks twice a week here in san Cristóbal The talks cover a wide range of topics and encourage active participation from the attendees. Here is a account from one of the participants, Isalia from the US.
Given the official denialism regarding violence in Chiapas by the three levels of government, Diego Enrique Osorno in conversation with Carlos Ogaz (Frayba) touches on some ways out of the current quagmire.
