During his visit to Mexico, the UN Special Rapporteur on toxic substances and human rights highlighted cases of river and water pollution in the country and warned about increasing industrialization with fossil fuel projects, oil spills, and waste management.
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”The story of Oscar Trinidad Carbajal reflects a systematic pattern of torture, the fabrication of guilt, and pacts of impunity that endanger the lives and dignity of individuals. For this reason, the family and Frayba have filed a Request for Precautionary Measures with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and submitted urgent information to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture, as well as a petition to the UN Committee Against Torture.”
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“We raise our voices and pay tribute to all those who, with courage and dedication, have devoted their lives to promoting and protecting the human rights that were taken from them. With their dignified rage, they challenge the system and pave the way for Truth and Justice to cease being a promise and become a reality.”
As they mark another month of impunity and state-paramilitary collusion, Las Abejas de Acteal denounce the most recent breaches of justice in Chiapas.
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“Indigenous peoples and organizations assert that policy toward indigenous peoples cannot be limited solely to monetary transfers, temporary programs, folklore, or six-year-cycle welfare programs. A transformation of this perspective toward indigenous peoples is necessary. The recognition and guarantee of our participation in the policies and decisions that affect us are indispensable. Our participation must not be temporary but structural and permanent.”
