On October 11, 1996, Comandante Ramona arrived from the Lacandon Jungle at the founding meeting of the National Indigenous Congress (CNI) in the auditorium of the Congress Center at the Mexico City Medical Center. Waiting for her—excited and determined—were 600 delegates from dozens of the country’s indigenous peoples.
National Indigenous Congress, 30 Years READ MORE »
Communities belonging to the National Indigenous Congress in Chiapas denounce the repression of their peoples in communities throughout the state.
Public Denunciation by the National Indigenous Congress in Chiapas READ MORE »
The CNI expounds on who Jésus Plácido Galindo is, and the mechanisms used by the state to criminalize him.
How a Defender Is Turned into a Criminal by the Mexican State READ MORE »
In the context of Days of Action for the Release of Jésus Plácido Galindo, collectives and individuals gathered in the Plaza de Resistencia in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas to call for an end to the repression, displacement and criminalization of Indigenous peoples.
The National Indigenous Congress calls for international and national action on behalf of Jesús Plácido Galindo.
Days of Global Action for the Immediate Release of Jesús Plácido Galindo! READ MORE »
