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Statement from Las Abejas de Acteal

The latest statement from Las Abejas Civil Society Organization calls on he IACHR to urgently publish its findings on the 1997 massacre. Schools for Chiapas is currently recruiting human rights observers to volunteer in Acteal. Please visit our website for more information.
Statement from Las Abejas de Acteal

New Caravan of 400 Migrants Leaves Tapachula for US

New Caravan of 400 Migrants Leaves Tapachula for US
Despite the dangers they face in Chiapas, migrants continue to make their way through the state on their way to the US, escaping violence in their places of origin and in hope of a better life.

Ostula, Zero Hour

The indigenous Nahua of Santa María Ostula in Michoacan, inhabitants of a strategic economic zone of interest, have struggled for over a decade to defend their territory from the encroachment of organized crime. Luís Hernandez Navarro describes the legal and illegal battle being waged against them.
Ostula, Zero Hour

The EZLN and "Mrs. Civil Society": Thirty years of knowing each other

The EZLN and "Mrs. Civil Society": Thirty years of knowing each other
The 12th in the series from El Salto, a chronicling of the numerous rapprochements of the EZLN with national and international Civil Society, a journey of 30 years.

Illegally Mined Minerals, Drugs and Migrants, the Goods Trafficked in La Concordia, Chiapas

In one of the most contested and violent areas for cartel violence in the State, President López Obrador inaugurates a new bridge at La Concordia. Meanwhile, residents fear for their lives.
Illegally Mined Minerals, Drugs and Migrants, the Goods Trafficked in La Concordia, Chiapas

A PICK AND A SHOVEL

A PICK AND A SHOVEL
''Somewhere in the human heart there is something called “empathy.” This ability to “put oneself in the other’s shoes” is, in reality, the ability to “put oneself in the victim’s shoes.” Sometimes individually and increasingly collectively, this feeling goes further and confronts the need to “do something.”''
Schools for Chiapas is an international solidarity organization supporting autonomy in communities in resistance in Chiapas, Mexico. Our work depends on support from people of conscience everywhere.
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