Mesoamerica

Demanding Justice for the Women of Atenco

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On June 30, Mexico’s Supreme Court of Justice fully exonerated 12 community land rights activists from San Salvador Atenco, Mexico, each of whom had previously been sentenced to between 31 and 112 years in prison for crimes allegedly committed during clashes with the Mexican government in 2006. JASS Mesoamerica Regional Coordinator Marusia López Cruz has worked directly with the families of the incarcerated activists since 2007, connecting their struggle for justice to international advocacy efforts, including coordinating multiple advocacy visits to Mexico by 1997 Nobel Peace Laureate Jody Williams.
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Demanding Justice for the Women of Atenco

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In May 2006, Mexican police responded with violence to protests in the town of San Salvador Atenco, killing two people, injuring many more, and indiscriminately detaining town residents, as well as other bystanders not involved in the confrontation. Of the…

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GUARDIANS OF HISTORY

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By María Suárez Toro, and RIF-Fire Communications CenterFeminist International CampTranslation by Amandla Gigler, Executive Director at CALALA Fondo de Mujeres / Women's FundLise Marie Jean, a feminist leader from SOFA in Haiti, warned us about the situation of buried historical…

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Feminist Solidarity Camp to Launch in Haiti

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The Dominican women’s rights organizations Centro de Investigación para la Acción Feminina (Women’s Action Research Center) and Colectiva Mujer y Salud (Women’s Health Collective), in partnership with the Radio Feminista and advocates from across Latin America and the Caribbean, announce the launch of the Myriam…

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Feminists in Resistance March in Tegucigalpa, Honduras

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Pepe Lobo was inaugurated as the new president of Honduras today. After the inauguration, ousted president Mel Zelaya left Honduras with a "salvo conducto" pass from the new government. Although the Resistance opposed it, the new congress voted yesterday to…

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Murders in Juarez, Mexico

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Emblematic of the violence and impunity facing Mesoamerican women, two young women – family members of two women’s human rights defenders – were brutally murdered in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico on November 28th and 29th. JASS worked closely with the Nobel…

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Repression in Honduras

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We have been receiving message from Daysi, a young woman who is a feminist in Honduras, writing from the frontlines in Honduras.22 September, 2009 - Tegucigalpa, HondurasEarly this morning, military forces attacked those of us outside the Brazilian Embassy. There…

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