(2024-01-16). Mother and Children Drown in Rio Grande as Texas Blocks Agents From Aiding Them. truthout.org Last Friday, a woman and her two children tragically drowned while attempting to cross the Rio Grande into Eagle Pass, Texas. Federal agents were barred by Texas officials from accessing the river to help the drowning family. The bodies of the migrants were recovered by Mexican authorities the next day. "This is a tragedy, and the state bears responsibility," U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) said… |
(2024-01-16). Why Fair Trade Produce Labels Are Bogus. popularresistance.org Any U.S. consumer walking down the supermarket aisle will find berries, tomatoes, and other vegetables that are labeled "responsibly grown," "farmworker-assured," and "fair-trade certified." | But behind the labels, the Mexican workers who harvest these fruits and vegetables live and labor in conditions they call "twenty-first century slavery." | We interviewed 200 workers for our new report "Certified Exploitation: How Equitable Food Initiative and Fair Trade USA Fail to Protect Farmworkers in the Mexican Produce Industry." They detailed widespread wage theft, sexual harassment, rampant retaliation, and, in the…
(2024-01-16). The Long Quest for Reproductive Justice in Mexico: Feminist Legal Strategies and Challenges to Changing Abortion Precedent in a Federal System. scheerpost.com 
By Alma Beltrán y Puga / Georgetown Journal of International Affairs As the Green Wave echoes throughout the Latin American feminist movement, the Mexican legal system has progressed accordingly. Feminist legal groups have adopted innovative legal strategies to solidify the right to abortion at the federal level, but state-level protections are still needed to satisfy …
(2024-01-16). Salvadoran march for the anniversary of the Peace Accords. pressenza.com A large march took place today in the capital of El Salvador as a tribute to the 32nd anniversary of the Peace Accords, affirming their necessity and validity. | The different organisations of El Salvador marched from Cuscatlán Park to the Plaza Cívica Captain General Gerardo Barrios to reiterate the validity of the historical memory that includes the pact signed in Mexico City on 16 January 1992, which put an end to the war in the country. | With the slogan "The people won the peace, let's defend our history", the Popular Resistance and Rebellion Bloc (BRRP) and the Movement of Victims of the Regime (Movir) were…
(2024-01-16). Los secuestros en México suben un 3,2 por ciento durante 2023. telesurtv.net En total se contabilizaron 2.402 víctimas de secuestro de las cuales 772, cerca de un tercio, son migrantes.