08/03/2025
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U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas, on Jan. 22, 2025. On his first day in office, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency at the southern border "to repel the disastrous invasion of our country" © Charly Triballeau / AFP
08/03/2025
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FOCUS: New Challenges in an Increasingly Turbulent World

The international scene has been marked by instability and conflict: the war in Ukraine, the Israeli massacre in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli incursions in Lebanon and Syria, the civil war in Sudan, the armed conflicts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Myanmar, Pakistan, Iran, Colombia, Haiti and Mexico, to name a few, encompass devastation and a worldwide number of people dead, missing, displaced and in need of humanitarian aid, which has reached its highest level in decades.
08/03/2025
22/03/2024
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Pilgrimage of Pueblo Creyente of the Diocese of San Cristóbal de las Casas, January 2024 © SIPAZ
22/03/2024
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LATEST: 2024 Elections, under fire?

In January, the report “Voting Under Fire: Understanding Political-Criminal Violence in Mexico” was presented, which documents that in 2023 there were 574 incidents of political-criminal violence. 264 of them were against public officials or candidates for elected office, says Data Civica, the consulting firm behind the report.
22/03/2024
16/12/2023
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Mobilization for the release of José Diaz, San Cristóbal de Las Casas, November 2023 © SIPAZ
16/12/2023
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FOCUS: Arbitrary detentions; a frequent practice, pain and injustice in Mexico

According to various reports from Mexican and international human rights organizations, arbitrary detentions are a recurring practice in Mexico. This phenomenon involves the arrest of individuals without valid justification or illegally,
16/12/2023
09/03/2023
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Joe Biden, Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Justin Trudeau - Xth Summit of North American Leaders © REUTERS
09/03/2023
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LATEST: 10th Summit of North American Leaders takes place in Mexico

On January 9th and 10th, the 10th Summit of North American Leaders was held in Mexico City. Prior to the meeting, various civil organizations from the three countries sent a letter to the leaders of Mexico, the United States, and Canada requesting that they put on the table "the most urgent crises of our time: armed violence, environmental destruction, and the criminalization of migration."
09/03/2023