Epilogue of a Disappearance

On December 20, 2010, one of the most powerful members of Mexico’s ruling class, Diego Fernández de Cevallos, appeared in public after being held captive since May 14, 2010. During the past seven months, a group called the Mysterious Disappearers…

Death in the Palace

By Lydia Cacho December 20, 2010 [Spanish original] Translated by Scott Campbell I received a message on Thursday: “It’s December 16, they murdered Marisela Escobedo. What do we do now, Lydia?” The shock was immense; I knew Marisela, an admirable…

The “Low-Intensity War” Against Autonomy (Part One)

By Daniel Arellano Chávez, Neri Martinez Hernandez and Ricardo Trujillo Gonzalez November 29, 2010 Translated by Scott Campbell Long ago the government and transnational corporations declared war on the peoples of Mexico, and yet from 1810 to 1910 to 2010…

Climate change: what is at stake in Cancun

By: Silvia Ribeiro. November 21, 2010 Translated: Erica Lagalisse The 16th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 16) will be held in Cancun between November 29 and December 10, 2010 – the…

The People of Watsonville 1 — Picking the Colonizers’ Vegetable

By David Bacon Watsonville, CA 11/19/10 The California coast, from Davenport south through Santa Cruz, Watsonville and Castroville, is brussels sprouts country. Most of this vegetable in north America comes from these fields, although a growing harvest now takes place…

CIDH Grants Precautionary Measures to Juan Manuel Martínez Moreno

November 18, 2010 The Interamerican Human Rights Commission (Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos – CIDH) announced on November 10, 2010 the granting of Precautionary Measures in favor of Juan Manuel Martínez Moreno and his family in order to protect their…