Defenders

The Five Prisoners of San Juan Cancuc Are Free, After Being Imprisoned Since 2022

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.”

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Mexico ranks third amongst countries with the most defenders of territory murdered in 2024: Global Witness

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.

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