San Cristóbal de Las Casas and Chiapas in general are currently experiencing levels of violence and insecurity which have never been seen before in the state. How did it get to this? In the first of a series of articles, Ernesto Ledesma examines how the situation spiralled out of control.
Chiapas: Prelude to Hell (I) READ MORE »
“They want to take over our decisions, our resources, they are taking over the family, the water, the air. Everything we need to live, they want to take control. In parts where there is no organization they have succeeded, in other places, like here, we have managed to resist.”
Caravan “The South Resists” – Day 1: Pijijiapan and Tonalá (Chiapas Coast) READ MORE »
The migration catastrophe continues with all of the knock-on effects that it is having in the state of Chiapas. Official figures from the National Institute of Migration put the number of migrants at over 100,000 in the first three months of this year. The real numbers are, of course, much higher. As part of its ongoing collaboration with the Frayba human rights organization, Schools for Chiapas is currently recruiting volunteers to work at the Salto del Agua migrant center in Chiapas. If you would like to find out more, please visit our website at https://schoolsforchiapas.org/become-a-human-rights-observer/
108 Thousand Migrants Have Entered Chiapas in Three Months READ MORE »
Despite the fact that the defenders have denounced serious threats and attacks due to their work, the omission of the different levels of government has led to an escalation of aggression and an increase in violence.
Luis Hernández Navarro Under Israeli protection, Tomás Zerón de Lucio, the former director of the Criminal Investigation Agency (AIC) under Enrique Peña Nieto, who tortured and threatened the lives of detainees, tampered with and fabricated false evidence, and was a key figure in the elaboration of the “historical truth” in the case of the 43 students from Ayotzinapa who disappeared in 2014, claims to be politically persecuted. While the parents of the boys experience the hell of not knowing where their children are, Zeron confesses, in an interview in the magazine 7 Days, supplement of the Israeli daily Yediot Ahronoth,
Tomás Zerón and Ayotzinapa, Impunity and Cynicism READ MORE »
