A statement by the People’s Human Rights Observatory (Observatorio de los Derechos Humanos de los Pueblos) concerning threats of US intervention in Mexico. The PHRO is an international coalition of which AFGJ is a founding member. English: From the People’s Human Rights Observatory (Observatorio de Derechos Humanos de los Pueblos), we reject the initiative pushed…
Mexico
Articles & op-eds, Countries, Human Rights in the U.S. Reports, Human Rights School, Infrastructures of Empire, Mexico, Programs, Special reports, publications & broadcasts, Uncategorized, United States
Under Biden, the border wall is more powerful than ever
Officials continue to promote a border-wall system that’s increasingly profitable – and more than ever like something out of a science-fiction movie By Todd Miller (independent journalist) Republished from The Nation First it was the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) vehicles speeding along on the road in front of our campsite. Then it was the…
Articles & op-eds, Countries, Human Rights in the U.S. Reports, Human Rights School, Infrastructures of Empire, Mexico, Programs, Special reports, publications & broadcasts, United States
Preface by Comité Cerezo México (Human Rights in the United States: 2023 Report)
By the Comité Cerezo México To all the compañeros and compañeras of the Alliance for Global Justice Sending you a fraternal salute from every one of us that belong to the Comité Cerezo México, an organization that for more than 20 years has protected and promoted the defense of human rights. Firstly, we would like…
Calls to action, Colombia, Honduras, International solidarity - not Americas, Latin America solidarity - general or not otherwise covered, Mexico, Petition, Prison Imperialism, Uncategorized
End Mass Incarceration, Breeding Ground for Coronavirus-Act Now!
The coronavirus pandemic has turned prisons into breeding grounds for the pandemic. We are asking you to take the following actions in support of this campaign: Send an appeal to international human rights officials and authorities demanding an end to mass incarceration during this pandemic If you are a resident of the United States, click…
Articles & op-eds, Countries, Guatemala, Human Rights in the U.S. Reports, Human Rights School, Infrastructures of Empire, Mexico, Programs, Special reports, publications & broadcasts, Uncategorized, United States
The U.S. is wrapping its border wall around the world
From Jordan to the Philippines, countries across the world are following America’s lead and militarizing their borders By Todd Miller (independent journalist) Republished from The Nation The driver of the passenger van pulled onto the shoulder of the road, looked back, and said, “there’s an immigration checkpoint up ahead. Does everyone have their papers?” We…
Anti-War, Mexico, Political prisoners, Uncategorized
Sign the Comité Cerezo Open Letter to Mexico’s President-elect Manuel Lopez Obrador
The Comité Cerezo, a human rights organization based in Mexico City, is asking Alliance for Global Justice supporters to show international solidarity by signing this open letter to Mexico’s president-elect Manuel Lopez Obrador. It is especially appropriate that those of us who live in the United States sign, given that our taxes are paying for police militarization and prison…
Democracy, Mexico, Uncategorized
Webinar, July 5, 8pm Eastern: What Now for Mexico’s Popular Movements?
A presentation by Antonio Cerezo of the Comité Cerezo Register HERE for this informative webinar! Today, July 1, 2018, Mexicans are voting in a presidential election that could take the country in a Leftward direction and reflect a massive rejection of the political status quo. It could additionally be a major blow to the colonialist…
Border, Immigration, Mexico, Militarism
Border Militarization and Empire: An Interview with Todd Miller
By Will Sarvis, 2018 Border Studies Intern Tucson-based journalist Todd Miller’s forthcoming book Empire of Borders will address border imperialism and the expansion of border apparatuses around the world. He has written for the New York Times, TomDispatch, The Nation, Guernica, Al Jazeera English, and NACLA Report on the Americas. This interview will be featured…
Articles & op-eds, Countries, Human Rights in the U.S. Reports, Human Rights School, Infrastructures of Empire, Mexico, Programs, Special reports, publications & broadcasts, Uncategorized, United States
Over 7,000 bodies have been found at the U.S.-Mexican border since the ’90s
And that’s an underestimate By Todd Miller (independent journalist) Republished from The Nation At first, I thought I had inadvertently entered an active war zone. I was on a lonely two-lane road in southern New Mexico heading for El Paso, Texas. Off to the side of the road, hardly concealed behind some desert shrubs, I…
Action alerts, Colombia, Delegations & tours, Labor, Mexico, News, TDTW, Uncategorized
Coming to a City Near You! Colombia’s Fensuagro + Mexico’s CNTE Unions Tour the US
Join The Tour! April 5-19, 2018 Chicago – Denver – Tucson – Phoenix – LA – Oakland – Sacramento – San Francisco Transnational corporations know no borders, so, farming and working families must reach across borders to protect our interests and win our liberation together! This is why the Alliance for Global Justice is supporting…