“As women, we become defenders along the way; we fight for our dignity, our voice, and our lives…”
Statement from the 9th Assembly of the Women’s Movement in Defense of Our Territories. READ MORE »
Citing Chiapas as a “tragic example,” UN Special Rapporteur Mary Lawlor indicated the structural nature of ongoing violence against human rights defenders in Mexico.
Freedom at last for the compañeros of San Juan Cancuc!
After 3 years of ceaseless work by their families and organizational allies like Frayba, European and Mexican delegations to prove their innocence, international campaigns of solidarity, and a judgement by the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, the five prisoners from San Juan Cancuc have finally been freed with a ruling that rights violations of the defenders were “well-founded.”
The Five Prisoners of San Juan Cancuc Are Free, After Being Imprisoned Since 2022 READ MORE »
At least 18 land defenders were killed and one disappeared in Mexico in 2024, making it the third deadliest country for those fighting against land dispossession, environmental devastation, and community breakdown, according to the report “Roots of Resistance” by the organization Global Witness.
The UN Working Group concludes that the detention of the five Tseltal defenders was arbitrary and discriminatory and calls for their immediate release and reparations.
Freedom for the five Tseltal Defenders of San Juan Cancuc! READ MORE »
