Our Strength is Our Territory: Declaration of Peoples and Communities of the South-Southeast
Declaration of peoples, communities, and organizations from the states of Chiapas, Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Puebla in defense of territory and Mother Earth.
Megaprojects
Chiapas: Between Violence and Impunity
Despite claims by the administration of “peace” in Chiapas, life for indigenous communities is not so, as violence and dispossession continue to bear down on them from both organized crime and the state.
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Work Begins on Controversial Palenque-San Cristóbal Superhighway Link to Maya Train
The way is being paved for the controversial highway with lack of information and proper consultation with the communities involved. It will pass through seven environmentally protected areas. Contrary to government claims that its aim is to bring tourism to the state, affected communities believe the real purpose is to facilitate mining projects.
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Chiapas, a Case Study in the Criminal-State Complex
The rise in organized crime and violence in Chiapas over the past several years correlates to recent interest of various levels of government in “development,” and simultaneously, systematic militarization of the state. It is in this context that communities resist the destruction to their lands and way of life presented by the incursion San Cristóbal-Palenque superhighway.
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Please Sign On to Support the Declaration of Territories Free of Megaprojects!
We invite you to sign and disseminate this statement in support of the Declaration of Megaproject-Free Territories of indigenous peoples and communities of Chiapas, who are fighting for the defense of their territory and the right to self-determination.
✊ Your signature is an important support for communities in resistance to dispossession and criminalization.
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