When the war began, a timely communiqué from the EZLN analyzing the first days of the conflict concluded: “The war must stop now. If it continues and, as expected, escalates, then there may be no one to account for the landscape after the battle.”
The End of the Landscape (during the battle) READ MORE »
Dehumanizing the other is a prior step to the violation of their human rights. The transformation of the immigrant experience into an abstract statistic, into a criminal act, into an excuse to manipulate or settle extraneous and extemporaneous political conflicts, are forms of this erasure of the human that entails violence. This is the current case of the migrant population, which has become a wild card in political struggles within the territory of the United States.
The Dehumanization of the Immigrant and Political Warfare in the U.S. READ MORE »
While abandoned trailers were carrying about 100 passengers in the past, with the worsening crisis it would appear that the traffickers have now doubled the numbers, packing in over 200 migrants in inhuman conditions.
As part of our ongoing collaboration with Frayba, Schools for Chiapas is currently recruiting voluntary workers to work at a migrant center here in Chiapas. If you are interested in showing your solidarity, please visit our webpage at https://schoolsforchiapas.org/become-a-human-rights-observer/
206 Migrants Found Abandoned in Trailer and Forced to Ingest Substances READ MORE »
“This is the hardest thing I have ever done,” says Maria about making the decision to emigrate, and she is grateful to God every day for taking care of her on her journey. Maria did not expect the territorial dimension that Mexico has and comments that it has undoubtedly been the most difficult country for her to cross. The complexity of the terrain, the susceptibility to violence, the distance and the hygiene and health care are the main characteristics that Maria mentions.
One step away from arriving. Mexico and its migratory reality READ MORE »
Lithium, a substance that has become such an essential element of much of modern technology, represents yet another threat to the peoples and environment of Chiapas. “It causes environmental deterioration that we must be aware of, and whose consequences could add to the social conflicts that the state is facing today”.
Lithium in Chiapas: Is it Worth the Environmental Risk? READ MORE »
