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Aldama and Chenalhó sign second conciliatory agreement
The conflict now has two conciliatory agreements between the parties. Nevertheless, the situation in the region has not been noticeably different. By: Yessica Morales On June 14, 2022, the three levels of government and authorities from the municipalities of Chenalhó…
Read MoreThe IACHR will visit 22 indigenous communities in Chiapas, victims of violence
One year after the IACHR granted precautionary measures to 12 Aldama communities, the Mexican State has not guaranteed peace and security in the territory By: Isaín Mandujano One year after the precautionary measures granted by the Inter-American Commission on Human…
Read MoreThe Mexican State has not fulfilled the IACHR’s recommendations in Aldama
Magdalena Aldama, Chiapas. April 23rd, 2022 To the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. To Amnesty International for Human Rights. To the National Human Rights Commission To Non-Governmental Human Rights Centers. To the International, National, State and Independent Media. To the…
Read MoreFrayba: 437 attacks from paramilitary groups against the peoples of Aldama in March
By: Elio Henríquez, Correspondent San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas The Fray Bartolomé de Las Casas Human Rights Center (Frayba) reported that in March it documented 437 attacks against communities in Aldama municipality, perpetrated by armed groups from the town…
Read MoreNon-stop “bullet baths” against Tsotsils in Aldama
Above: Cocó community, Aldama, Chiapas – Photo: EFE, Carlos Lopez By: Hermann Bellinghausen The daily life of violence can anesthetize public opinion, but not those who suffer it every day. Not one day goes by without bullet baths against more…
Read MoreThe Europe of Below and Aldama, Chiapas
In the streets of Vienna, a protest to demand the return of two kidnapped Zapatistas. By: Carlos Soledad* The state of Chiapas has become powder keg. On September 11, [2021] for example, members of the paramilitary organization ORCAO kidnapped the…
Read MoreParamilitaries murder a resident of Aldama and injure a Zapatista
By: Elio Henríquez San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas Lorenzo Gómez Ruiz, an indigenous resident of Aldama municipality, was shot to death this Monday by paramilitary groups in Santa Martha community, Chenalhó municipality, the Fray Bartolomé de Las Casas Human…
Read MoreFrom Europe they demand a stop to the violence in Aldama
Above Photo: “We are a people who live under a rain of shots from the armed groups of a paramilitary nature.” Courtesy: Luis Enrique Aguilar From: Yessica Morales, Editorial Staff In 2018, the attacks with high-caliber firearms intensified. At that…
Read MoreState Racism and War Against the People in Chiapas
Above Photo: More than 3,000 residents of Aldama Municipality have been forcibly displaced from their homes due to paramilitary violence. By: Gilberto López y Rivas This past November 4th, the Fray Bartolomé Human Rights Center (Frayba) published on their page…
Read MoreResidents: Paramilitaries attacked Aldama 203 times in October
Above Photo: Cuartoscuro | In a file image, families are given refuge in a carpentry workshop in Chivit community last June 18. By: Elio Henríquez San Cristóbal De Las Casas, Chiapas Residents of Aldama municipality affirmed that in October members…
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