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Centro de Derechos Humanos Fray Bartolome de Las Casas, A.C. (Frayba)

Org #49714
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1989
year founded
$39,270
raised on GlobalGiving
7
years fundraising
0
projects funded
* Amounts in US Dollars

Mission

Due to the historical reality of structural injustice in Mexico, particularly in Chiapas, the excluded population - primarily indigenous, poor and organized - propose a project of life and justice based on their identity and culture, in which the dimension of the defense and promotion of human rights is an integral feature. In this sense, the Mission of Frayba is to walk alongside and at the service of the excluded and organized people, who transform the socio-economic and political situation in which they live, taking direction and strength from them, in order to contribute to their project of building a society in which people and communities exercise and enjoy all their rights to the ful... read more

Project Leaders
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Team
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Organization Information
San Cristobal de las Casas, 29240
Mexico
Organization Information
San Cristobal de las Casas, 29240
Mexico

Project Reports

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Justice for Don Francisco: fighting torture

By Nora Gonzalez | Fundraising area

Don Francisco is 75 years old, he’s a Tsotsil land defender. He was a victim of torture, arbitrary detention, and cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment by ministerial agents of the Attorney... Read the full report ›

We Struggle, We Resist, We Celebrate

By Nora Gonzalez | Fundraising area

In Chiapas, forced displacement continues to be an open wound. More than 15,700 people have been forced to abandon their homes and lands due to violence, mostly exercised by criminal groups. The State... Read the full report ›

We celebrate and honor the land

By Nora Gonzalez | Fundraising area

Anniversary of the Struggle in Defense of the Land and Territory San Francisco Teopisca   On November 30, 2024, the community of San Francisco Teopisca commemorated 19 years of struggle and... Read the full report ›
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