Category: Human Rights

SECURITY IN MEXICO: SOME FEMINIST NOTES

October 3, 2024

Since 2006, Mexico has been living through a war known for its senselessness. The declaration of the war on drugs by former President Felipe Calderón (2006-2012) not only led the country into a cycle of violence and insecurity, but also marked the beginning of a process of militarization that has affected various sectors of society.

Crossing the Medicine Line

May 22, 2024

About 21 million people become climate refugees annually, from the big storms and droughts, and by 2050, 1.2 billion people will be climate refugees. Thank the energy companies for most of that. 

Native ‘hempsters’ follow global cooperative example

September 6, 2023

A global enterprise based in Spain may seem an unlikely role model for a fledging American Indian initiative. But inspired by its success, Winona’s Hemp and Heritage Farm in Anishinaabeg territory is sowing the start of an intertribal cooperative consortium.

Mexican Army obstructed the investigation of the Ayotzinapa case: Group of Experts

August 16, 2023

“We are concerned about the family members, the impact of this tragedy, their state of health. The reparation of damage must be given to avoid re-victimization and stigmatization. For our part, we kept the investigation even when the crisis came in September 2022. But the refusal to provide information and the stubbornness weakened the investigation”, concluded Angela Buitrago. 

The Massacre of the Amazon Yanomami by Land Invaders

June 19, 2023

The Yanomami child stares with blank eyes out of a body reduced to skin and bones by extreme hunger. The image of the Yanomami humanitarian crisis circled the globe early this year. On Jan. 21, the Health Ministry of the new government of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva declared a medical emergency in Yanomami Indigenous territory deep in the Amazon rainforest  that for years has been invaded by illegal miners and loggers, and more recently, organized crime.

Chile: Handing over power to those who defend Pinochet’s constitution

June 3, 2023

The results of the election on May 7th to form the 51 members of the Constitutional Council who will finalize the drafting of the new Constitution represent a defeat for the government of President Gabriel Boric and for all those, not necessarily identified with left-wing parties, who believe that the 1980 Constitution should be replaced.