Despite their unclear land claim, a forestry businessman sued six Mapuche people to evict them from the territory claimed by the Lof Quemquetrew community in Cuesta del Ternero. It was there that Elías Garay, a member of the community, was murdered in 2021.
What are the main "second floor" challenges that Claudia Sheinbaum faces as she assumes the presidency of Mexico's first female president? Here's what activists and experts told us.
September 26th marks the anniversary of one of the biggest state crimes in Mexico's recent history: the massacre of 43 students from Ayotzinapa.
Every September 28, on the Global Day of Action for Legal, Safe and Accessible Abortion, the struggle of women for the decriminalization of abortion in Latin America and the Caribbean is commemorated.
For the first time, and with legal support from the NGO Promsex, Eidan, an intersex person, is demanding recognition of their rights. They are requesting a change of sex and name on their official documents and access to healthcare. The Constitutional Court will make a decisive decision.
The trial began in Bariloche against six members of the Lof Quemquemtrew community accused of "usurping" communal land. The land is being claimed by a forestry businessman whose employees murdered Elías Garay, a member of the community.
Infinite Learning is a collective exhibition that explores the intersections between art and education. It highlights experimental initiatives such as the Trans Popular High School and NB Mocha Celis. The artists Marina De Caro, Kekena Corvalán, and Flor Capella—who are part of the exhibition—reflect on ways of learning in times of challenged knowledge.
Bariloche will host two trials that reflect the current climate: two Mapuche communities that suffered evictions, violence, and the death of two young people will be tried for the territories they have been claiming for years in the province of Río Negro.
In Mexico, the human rights of LGBT+ populations and women have often been obtained through the judicial system.
Interview with writer Yobaín Vázquez Bailón, winner of the José Revueltas National Young Novel Prize (Mexico). LGBT+ literature, uncomfortable categories, characters, and meanings of fiction.
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