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What Lies Behind the 4T's Proposed Indigenous Peoples Act Regarding Indigenous Territories

In June, President Sheinbaum announced a "consultation" on the proposed General Law on the Rights of Indigenous and Afromexican Peoples, to be completed by mid-September.
Through interviews with experts, Avispa Midia examines where the loopholes lie.
What Lies Behind the 4T's Proposed Indigenous Peoples Act Regarding Indigenous Territories

Nick Bilbrough, Founder of Hands up, Presents Documentary on Childhood in Gaza in Chiapas

Nick Bilbrough, Founder of Hands up, Presents Documentary on Childhood in Gaza in Chiapas
Nick Bilbrough’s Palestinian project, ‘’Hands Up’’, will be presented in Sendas San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas this Thursday, August 6th.

Shadow Report on the Right to Consultation

The "consulatation" on the draft bill on the Rights of Indigenous and Afro -Mexican Peoples is underway. Magdalena Gómez, prominent lawyer specializing in Indigenous law, provides historical context for the current process.
Shadow Report on the Right to Consultation

Here Come the Zapatistas

Here Come the Zapatistas
Closing out July, the Zapatistas once again convened voices from a multitude of resistances, uniting in the common struggle and illuminating the paths toward another future.

Alejandro Leyva, Message Recieved

After years of practicing critical journalism in Oaxaca, and shortly after making strong accusations against the governor of the state, Francisco Alejandro Leyva Aguilar was brutally murdered.
Alejandro Leyva, Message Recieved

The Right to Express an Opinion, but Not the Right to Decide

The Right to Express an Opinion, but Not the Right to Decide
Barbara Zamora, a prominent Human Rights lawyer, breaks down two issues within the General Law on the Rights of Indigenous and Afro-Mexican Peoples : Consultation and Territories.

Communities in Chiapas Denounce Policies of Dispossession and Demand that Ángel Jiménez López Be Returned Alive

"We reaffirm that the land is our culture, our habitat, and the foundation of our community life. We will defend the land and our water sources with the strength of our assemblies and ancestral customs. There is no enemy among our peoples. The enemy is the attempts at division, stigma, and violence."
Communities in Chiapas Denounce Policies of Dispossession and Demand that Ángel Jiménez López Be Returned Alive
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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