“That is why it is of no use when the drug kingpin is arrested or the politician in collusion with organized crime is tried.”
Raúl Romero glances the super structure of organized transnational crime and its influence on the global order. As Mexico roll into another election year (as do we) understanding these operations is a important part of seeing the threats they pose and building solutions.
On the Jubilee celebration of 100 years since the birth of Bishop Samuel Ruiz, and the 50th anniversary of the Indigenous Congress of 1974, thousands of parishioners marched in from all entries into San Cristóbal demanding an end to violence and a path to peace in the State.
As activists call for aid for the displaced from the Sierra region of Chiapas, clothes and food are being collected in Sendas in San Cristóbal, the cultural center which Schools for Chiapas forms part of.
An account from one of our BriCO volunteers of their experiences in Acteal in December, during the 26th anniversary of the massacre there.
To find out more about volunteering, please visit our website at https://schoolsforchiapas.org/become-a-human-rights-observer/
As the military intervenes in the cartel violence on the southern border of Chiapas, the prospects for protection of communities appears bleak. Thousands of families have left their homes and are urgently in need of emergency aid.
