08/03/2025
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Event for the change of coordination in Melel Xojobal, August 2024 © SIPAZ
08/03/2025
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ARTICLE: “The Children’s Perspective is what Gives us Light for the Path”

For 22 years, Jennifer Haza Gutierrez was part of the organization that defends children’s rights, Melel Xojobal C.A., based in San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas. Last December, she left her position as director. In an interview, she shared her experiences, lessons learned, and her hopes with us.
08/03/2025
21/12/2024
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Thousands of people of different nationalities prayed before moving forward in a new migrant caravan with the hope of reaching the United States. At the front, some carried a wooden cross, with a banner that read: "the exodus of poverty" © Damián Sánchez/cuartoscuro.com
21/12/2024
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LATEST: “Poor Mexico, so far from God, so close to the United States” …

The elections in the United States revive the saying: “Poor Mexico, so far from God, so close to the United States.” The elected candidate, Donald Trump, has declared that he will impose a 25% tariff war against Mexico if Claudia Sheinbaum’s government fails to contain the flow of migrants and fentanyl trafficking across the 3,000 kilometers of border that both countries share.
21/12/2024
09/03/2023
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“The Earth is not for sale, it is loved and defended”, MODEVITE © SIPAZ, Archive
09/03/2023
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FOCUS: Megaprojects, a risk factor for those who defend territory

According to the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), Mexico is the fourth country worldwide with the greatest biological biodiversity. Thanks to its geographical location, relief and diversity of climates, the country has nine of the 11 types of ecosystems; about 200 thousand different species and is also home to approximately 12% of the biodiversity in the world.
09/03/2023