Representatives from 13 indigenous communities in the south of the municipality of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, denounced today (Aug 31) the works that started this month to build in their territory a trash dump for the city of San Cristóbal, without authorization or consultation to the communities and with dire consequences for them. The representatives of the communities demanded a halt to the construction and announced that they will take further actions if their demands are not met.

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The Fray Bartolomé de Las Casas Human Rights Center presented its report, “Late la tierra en las veredas de la resistencia”, a look at the experiences of struggle of the peoples of Chiapas in the defense of their rights, report 2010.

Introducción: Víctor Hugo López Rodríguez – director del Frayba(Descarga aquí)  

Mtra. Magdalena Gómez – defensora de los derechos de los pueblos indígenas(Descarga aquí)  

Manuel Gómez Deara – ejidatario de San Sebastián Bachajón, adherentes a la Otra Campaña(Descarga aquí)  

Guadalupe Liévano y Emperatriz González – Integrantes del Centro de Derechos Humanos Digna Ochoa, Tonalá(Descarga aquí)  

Sara Méndez – Integrante del Comité de Defensa Integral de Derechos Humanos Gobixha, Oaxaca(Descarga aquí)  

Rafael Landerreche – Integrante de la parroquia de San Pedro Chenalhó(Descarga aquí)  

Jorge Santiago Santiago – Integrante del Consejo Directivo del Frayba(Descarga aquí)  

Palabras finales: Víctor Hugo López Rodríguez – director del Frayba(Descarga aquí)  

Ve el video de las palabras finales del Frayba abajo y lee/descarga el informe completo: (Continuar leyendo…)

At a press conference Fabiola Calvo accounts of torture, arbitrary arrest and wrongful incarceration of her husband Andrés López and his brother Joshua, in the hands of FECDO.

Watch the videos of the press conference here.

The Center for Human Rights (Frayba) has documented torture, arbitrary deprivation of liberty and violation of due process of the brothers Andrew and Joshua Lopez Hernandez (hereinafter Andrew and Joshua), originating in the municipality of Pueblo Nuevo Solistahuacan, Chiapas, perpetrated by Special Police Officers assigned to the Special Prosecutor for Organized Crime (FECD) of the Attorney General of the State of Chiapas.

At a press conference Fabiola Calvo wife of one of the tortured denounced the actions of the Government of Chiapas FECD in torture and abuse against two indigenous Tzotzil municipality of Pueblo Nuevo Solistahuacan.

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During the Caravan Step by Step Toward Peace, relatives of missing migrants give their testimony:

Coordination from Guatemala (3:14 min):(Descarga aquí)  
Interview to Father Solalinde (2:32 min):(Descarga aquí)  
Honduran woman who looks for her missing mother (4:30 min): (Descarga aquí)  
Honduran mother who looks for her missing daughter (9 min):(Descarga aquí)  
Man looks for his missing brother (3 min):(Descarga aquí)  
Mother looks for her missing daughter (2:20 min):(Descarga aquí)  
Mother looks for her missing husband (3 min):(Descarga aquí)  
Man who was kidnapped (1 min):(Descarga aquí)  
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From his exile telephone Nathaniel Hernandez director of Human Rights Center AC Ochoa said the harassment we suffer him, Human Rights Center and the Council of the Autonomous Costa. Costa de Chiapas, Mexico.