Mexico
In Mexico, AJWS grantee organizations support the fight for justice and truth waged by groups of families of people “disappeared” during the country’s ongoing armed conflict. They also defend vulnerable Mexican communities from damaging development projects and corporate interests, as well as promote the rights of Indigenous people to self-determination, and to the land, food and water essential for their survival.
Transformed by grief: A mother searches for Mexico’s disappeared
María Herrera did not expect to be quoted in international newspapers, meet with the Pope…
When Indigenous Activists Are Unjustly Jailed, Frayba Fights Back
For generations, Indigenous communities within Chiapas — the southernmost region of Mexico — have enjoyed…
Activists Up Close: Meet Misael, a Water Defender in Mexico
Misael was born into a family of Indigenous farmers in Oaxaca, Mexico — his connection…