An account from one of our BriCO volunteers of their experiences in Acteal in December, during the 26th anniversary of the massacre there.
To find out more about volunteering, please visit our website at https://schoolsforchiapas.org/become-a-human-rights-observer/
As the military intervenes in the cartel violence on the southern border of Chiapas, the prospects for protection of communities appears bleak. Thousands of families have left their homes and are urgently in need of emergency aid.
The New Year started with at least 20 murders in Chicomuselo despite government claims that the area is calm. The ongoing battle between cartels for control of migrant routes is being used as an excuse for militarization of the state in the name of public safety.
In the season when we commemorate the birth of a child to a displaced family, thousands of parents find themselves in the same plight today in their search for a better life. Schools for Chiapas is currently recruiting volunteers to work at a migrant center in Salto de Agua. Please visit our website for further information https://schoolsforchiapas.org/become-a-human-rights-observer/
Forced displacement is a phenomenon that particularly affects indigenous peoples in Chiapas. The Civil Observer Brigades (BriCO) organized by Frayba represent an important effort to put a halt to this. If you are interested in becoming a BriCO volunteer, please take a look here to find out more https://schoolsforchiapas.org/become-a-human-rights-observer/
