On November 28, the Peace Brigades International-Mexico Project posted on Facebook and Twitter: “Today we are accompanying the People’s Front in Defence of Water and Land – Morelos, Puebla and Tlaxcala in a peaceful march against the PIM.” The PIM refers to the Morelos Integral Project (Proyecto Integral Morelos), an Read more…
On November 25, the Peace Brigades International-Mexico Project posted on Facebook and Twitter: “This afternoon we accompanied the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women March in Mexico City.” PBI-Mexico adds: “We express concern over the current crisis of femicides and disappearances and remember the obligation of the Read more…
In January 2019, the Peace Brigades International-Mexico Project commented: “The organizations that we accompany continue to be concerned about [Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s] position on the rights of indigenous populations, given that his public discourse seems to respect their autonomy, but he continues to propose initiatives of megaprojects Read more…
Photo: The National Guard raid of the Apatlaco camp at 3 am this morning. On November 23, the Peace Brigades International-Mexico Project posted: “We express concern about the eviction by officers (elementos) of the National Guard (GN Mexico) of the Apatlaco blockade/camp (planton) which they had maintained for 4 years Read more…
Peace Brigades International first endorsed the Escazu Agreement in 2018. Mexico News Daily reports: “The Senate has ratified the first regional treaty in the world that explicitly links human rights protections with environmental ones with provisions that protect the rights of environmental defenders and promote greater access to justice.” The Read more…
Photo: Yucatan Times On November 10, The Guardian reported: “Human rights activists in Mexico have expressed indignation after police opened fire on protesters who tried to force their way into Cancún city hall during a demonstration against the country’s femicide crisis.” “The demonstration was called after the dismembered body of Read more…
There are continued concerns about Vancouver-based Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. seeking a 10-year extension for its San José Mine situated near the Zapotec village of San José del Progreso in the state of Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. This mine was first developed in 2009, shifted into production in September 2011, Read more…
The Madrid-based Spanish digital newspaper Público has published a feature article on the Saltillo Migrant Shelter which has been accompanied by the Peace Brigades International-Mexico Project since 2014. That article notes: “The shelter is preparing to reopen its doors in the coming weeks, although only at fifty percent of its Read more…
Photo: Mexican journalist María Elena Ferral Hernández was shot to death on March 30, 2020. 133 journalists have been murdered in Mexico over the past 20 years. Last year, in a major speech she gave in the United Kingdom, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland stated: “The troubling reality is that Read more…
Photo: On February 26, 2020, PBI-Mexico accompanied ProDESC at a media conference relating to the Gunaa Sicarú wind farm megaproject. On October 13, a media release from the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) highlights that ProDESC, Unión Hidalgo and the ECCHR have filed a civil suit in Read more…