
Human Rights Oaxaca Mexico
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Information service from Oaxaca NGO EDUCA A.C. (@LaMinuta). We cover Indigenous land defense, migration & gender violence with an emphasis on grassroots voices.
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https://www.educaoaxaca.org/category/english/ 02-10-2013 16:01:57
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Indigenous rights defender arbitrarily detained and tortured in #QuerĆ©taro Estela HernĆ”ndez JimĆ©nez went to the authorities to ask for information about 3 unjustly detained youths, when she herself was briefly detained and sexually and physically abused. educaoaxaca.org/denuncian-deteā¦





Road blockade in protest against unfinished road works in coastal region of #Oaxacaāļø Residents of San Lucas Atoyaquillo set up a blockade of Santiago Ixtayutla, whose authorities they accuse of corruption. They need a road to help with their harvest. educaoaxaca.org/san-lucas-atoyā¦



Municipal assembly closes a well in #Puebla concessioned without consentš« Residents of San Miguel Xoxtla are protesting the concession of water to a private company. Last week, the residents were harassed by police and soldiers during a public meeting. educaoaxaca.org/en-xoxtla-asamā¦

Totonac communities make progress in their fight against #Pemex frackingāļø They successfully appealed a ruling that discarded their right to a healthy environment. Experts will conduct a socio-environmental study to show impacts of fracking in #Veracruz. educaoaxaca.org/comunidades-toā¦

Forum for the Defense of Land and Agrarian Rights of Communities and Farmers of the Coast of #Oaxaca 14 organizations and collectives met in San Pedro Pochutla to coordinate efforts against the increasing dispossession of land by āexpropriation cartelsā. educaoaxaca.org/nuestras-tierrā¦

šØALERT || #MEXICO š²š½ The Las Abejas Acteal warn of violence and a possible #massacre against the civilian population in the indigenous community of Tzajalch'en, Chenalhó, Chiapas.





On June 10, 1971, #Mexico's government sent paramilitaries to disperse student protests. 120 protesters died in the so-called "Halconazo". With the suppression of civil protest and the Dirty War in Mexico, young people radicalized and guerrillas emerged. educaoaxaca.org/se-cumplen-54-ā¦