Notes to Understand the Haitian Diaspora in Mexico

One of the groups of migrants with a very notable presence in Chiapas in recent years is that of Haitians. This article by Luis Alfredo Arriola Vega examines the causes of the upsurge in displaced Haitians in the last 15 years.
As part of its ongoing collaboration with Frayba, Schools for Chiapas is currently recruiting volunteers to work at the migrant center in Salto El Agua here in Chiapas. If you are interested in volunteering with with us or finding out more, please see our webpage at https://schoolsforchiapas.org/become-a-human-rights-observer/

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Caravan “The South Resists” Day 5: The Community of El Bosque Devoured by Global Warming.

The Caravan El Sur Resiste on its fifth day of travel arrived in Colonia El Bosque, Tabasco, a community located between the Atlantic Ocean and the Grijalva River. El Bosque is one of many communities around the world at risk of disappearing underwater due to rising sea levels caused by climate change. In Mexico, it is one of the first communities identified as displaced by this phenomenon.

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PRONOUNCEMENT OF THE NATIONAL INDIGENOUS CONGRESS AND THE EZLN IN RESPONSE TO THE VIOLENT EVICTION OF THE TIERRA Y LIBERTAD “LAND AND FREEDOM” ENCAMPMENT

With outrage, we denounce that today, April 28, at around 10:38 a.m., a large group of members of the National Guard, the Mexican Navy and the Oaxaca state police, violently attacked those participating in the CAMP TIERRA Y LIBERTAD, causing its destruction along with the theft of the belongings of the peasants who were in the camp. ALARMINGLY, THE MIXE EJIDATARIOS MARÍA MAGDALENA MARTÍNEZ ISABEL, FERNANDO HERNÁNDEZ GÓMEZ, ADELA SEVERO TEODORO, ESPERANZA MARTÍNEZ ISABEL, ELIZABETH MARTÍNEZ ISABEL AND ELIODORO MARTÍNEZ ISABEL WERE DETAINED WITHOUT THEIR LOCATION BEING KNOWN, AND COMPAÑERA ADELA SEVERO TEODORO WAS BEATEN BY MEMBERS OF THESE ARMED FORCES. In this context, we denounce, as on other occasions, the intentional use of military and police forces by the state to rape women and generate terror.

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