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Since 1994, Educa A.C., as a civil organization, accompanies social movements, advises social organizations and indigenous communities in the defense of their social and civil rights, promotes civil and political education, advocates for the integral protection of human rights, and initiates projects of sustainable, rural development in the state of Oaxaca. As part of our strategy to promote civil and political education, we translate some of our publications into English and founded the Twitter account “Human Rights Oaxaca Mexico” to address an international audience. In the globalized world, we live in, today’s problems need to be viewed from different perspectives in order, to be solved. Therefore our work in English intends to give Oaxaca’s civil society a voice, create awareness and promote public dialogue. We cover topics such as social movements, gender and migration violence, territorial and environmental conflicts, indigenous resistance against transnational megaprojects, as well as other current issues Oaxaca’s civil society finds itself confronted with.

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Mexico promises justice for unsolved murders

Mexico City, Mexico - A huddle of tents is conspicuously positioned in front of the federal attorney general's offices in Mexico City. The encampment, adorned with signs that declare "justice for Bety Carino and Jyri Jaakola" and "Hunger strike: Day 11", marks as a visual anomaly in the trendy district of Zona Rosa. Inside, six people on hunger strike are physically…
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16 mayo, 2014
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México vía Berlín e. V. in solidarity with Caravana Viacrucis del Migrante, Caravana por la Libertad de Tránsito, March for Freedom and all the migrants and refugees on the planet

The process of globalization has enabled goods and services to travel over the entire planet. However, no opportunity is given for people in this process to change their place of residency. Given the ease with which individuals can move, the answer of the States was to tighten up migration laws. Mexico is an example of this situation. For many Latin…
HagamosWeb
15 mayo, 2014
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Human rights defender Mr Omar Esparza Zárarte on hunger strike over impunity for the assassination of Bety Cariño

On April 29 2014, human rights defender Mr Omar Esparza Zárarte began a hunger strike, demanding that the Mexican and Oaxacan authorities end the four years of impunity for those responsible for the of killing human rights defender Ms Bety Cariño. Omar Esparza is a leader of Movimiento Agrario Indígena Zapatista (MAIZ) – The Zapatista Indigenous Agricultural Movement, and the…
HagamosWeb
9 mayo, 2014
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Photo Essay: Defending Territory in Oaxaca

The images for this photo essay were taken in three Zapotec communities in different regions of Oaxaca, united through their ongoing work to find new, shared strategies for defending their territories. Exhibits of these photos have been one of those tools. Nearly 80% of the land in Oaxaca is communally owned, mostly by indigenous people, and the Mexican government is…
HagamosWeb
8 mayo, 2014
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Oaxaca: In response to 4 years of impunity, hunger strikes and protests taken to resist murders of Bety Cariño and Jyri Jaakkola

On 27 April, four years passed since the murder of Bety Cariño and Jyri Jaakkola when they were participating in a humanitarian-aid caravan destined for San Juan Copala.  Members of the European Parliament and relatives affirmed that the cases could have been resolved within two months, but that the authorities have not demonstrated the necessary political will to do so.…
HagamosWeb
5 mayo, 2014
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Uncertain whereabouts of more than 300 migrants detained and beaten by Mexico’s authorities

Mexico. — The whereabouts remain “uncertain” of the more than 300 migrants arrested on 30 April in an “impressive” operation mounted by Mexico’s Migration Institute (INM), the Federal Police (PF) and Tabasco State Police according to Marta Sánchez of the Mesoamerican Migrants’ Movement (MMM). “We think that they might have them in the Acayucán, Veracruz detention center but there are…
HagamosWeb
2 mayo, 2014