“Nine years after the forced eviction from the Puebla ejido in Chenalhó, the displaced families are still waiting for a solution that is not limited to “relocating” them, but that guarantees that they will live with dignity.”
From Ecosur’s Anthropology of Health, a portrait of the impacts of forced displacement on public health.
Nine Years Without Land or Health READ MORE »
Faced with forced conscription by organized crime, familes have been forced to flee their homes in Chenalhó.
37 Tsotsil families from Chenalhó leave their homes due to threats from criminal group READ MORE »
December 21 and 22 will mark the 30th anniversary of the founding of the civil organization Las Abejas and 25 years since the massacre in Acteal. For this reason it is worthwhile to remember a bit about both events, and to highlight the tireless and peaceful struggle they have led for the vindication and respect of indigenous rights.
Three Decades of Las Abejas; 25 Years After the Massacre in Acteal READ MORE »
In the Altos of Chiapas, a crisis continues to unfold – an ongoing saga of a dispute between the municipalities of Aldama and Chenalhó. The deepening of paramilitary influence and power in the region, and particularly, in Santa Marta, Chenalhó, has ravaged the communities of Aldama continuously for over 3 years, aggressions which have left thousands displaced, and several dead or wounded. In the past week, these forces have now turned on families on their home turf of Chenalhó, burning homes and killing several. As the families flee the violence, the conditions of vulnerability remind many of the conditions that
Chenalhó, Chiapas, the Struggle for Land by Way of Weapons READ MORE »
From Frayba we have pointed out the responsibility of the Mexican State in the negligence and continued impunity with respect to the actions of armed groups in the region of the Highlands of Chiapas that threaten, murder and displace the inhabitants, which constitutes a continuous and manifold violation of human rights…
The Inaction of the Mexican State Deepens the Violence in the Highlands of Chiapas READ MORE »
