“From May 13th to June 14th, the recorded figures for homicides of children and adolescents throughout 2023 have been exceeded and 67% of the homicides of children and adolescents recorded throughout 2024 are concentrated in these five weeks.”
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In San Cristóbal de Las Casas on October 2nd, students from the Jacinto Canek Normal School commemorated the Tlatelolco Massacre of 1968, the full extent of which will never be known. They also celebrated the 23rd anniversary of the foundation of their school and revindicated their demands for better conditions.
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This week at a forum organized by youth organizations in San Cristóbal de Las Casas, children and adolescents shared their fears and dreams in the face of the violence they experience in the current climate of the state.
The recent spate of violence in Chiapas has left at least two youths dead as well as others injured. It has also resulted in the forced displacement of families and trauma experienced by girls, boys and adolescents who are trapped in the midst of this violence. It is estimated that some 7,000 children have been displaced since 2010 to date. REDIAS, an umbrella group for seven collectives that work with minors across the state of Chiapas, has made a call for urgent action for the latest victims to receive proper attention.
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The ongoing tragedy of disappearances in Mexico continues and does so in impunity. It is an omnipresent problem which also affects the state of Chiapas, where almost half of the disappeared are children or adolescents. From 2021 to 2022, 1,171 girls, boys and adolescents were reported disappeared in the state. Girls and adolescent women represent the most affected group and often end up in sexual slavery. It is a phenomenon that especially affects indigenous populations and is largely underreported or not reported at all.
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