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Jamie Diamond


group of about twenty people standing outside under some palm trees, with "Mujeres ALDEA" spelled out in front of them on the grass in large purple and yellow letters

A win for Indigenous rights in Mexico with a major constitutional reform

When Mexico gained independence from Spain in 1821, there were many different groups living on its land: Indigenous Peoples, Afro-Mexicans descended from enslaved Africans, Spanish descendants, and Spaniards. To form a cohesive nation, they all became unified as Mexicans. But not all Mexicans have been treated equally. Under Spanish colonial rule, native peoples were expected …

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AJWS Statement on the Need to Extend Temporary Protected Status and Humanitarian Parole

AJWS applauds the Biden administration for extending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for people from Ukraine, Venezuela, Sudan and El Salvador last week. But this extension is not enough. AJWS supports grassroots activists in Haiti and Nicaragua, where the human rights crises are dire—Haiti’s government has collapsed, with gangs violently ruling the country. In Nicaragua, the …

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